Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Kentwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081012608 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,406
Census tract 26081012608 covers Kentwood in Kent County, home to 4,406 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #23,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,309 a month while the average household earns $57,647 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,426
Renter share77.4%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$57,647
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kentwood and the region
Centroid at 42.8963, -85.5574 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kentwood scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kentwood
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,309 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kentwood
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kentwood
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kentwood
5.0
How Kentwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.3%Food insecurity
- 15.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kentwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Kentwood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kent County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081012608
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012608?
Census tract 26081012608 in Kentwood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26081012608?
Median gross rent is $1,309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012608?
7.5% of residents in tract 26081012608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,406.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012608?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 14th, minority 45th, housing 99th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081012608 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081012608 compare to Kentwood overall?
Tract 26081012608 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Kentwood at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kentwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kentwood
Top eight tracts in Kentwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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26081012901
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26081012612
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26081012610
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26081012704
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26081012705
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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