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Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Kentwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26081012704 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,147

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 26081012704 in Kentwood, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,147 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.2/10.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 49% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units901
Renter share87.6%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$61,950

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 13 tracts In Kentwood
Moderate
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#937 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kentwood and the region

Centroid at 42.8783, -85.6008 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kentwood scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$936 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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.
Kentwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0127044.3Kentwoodparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kentwood

88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

At $936 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Kentwood commands. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.

SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 26.7% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. It tracks the Kent County average of 4.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $61,950.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081012704

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012704?

Census tract 26081012704 in Kentwood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 26081012704?

Median gross rent is $936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012704?

9.1% of residents in tract 26081012704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,147.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 81th, minority 73th, housing 81th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26081012704 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.1% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26081012704 compare to Kentwood overall?

Tract 26081012704 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Kentwood at 4.3/10. 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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