Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Northview Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081011302 · Kent County, MI · pop 6,668
Eviction risk in Northview centers on tract 26081011302, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,668 residents. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,414 monthly, set against $106,900 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,840
Renter share29.8%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$106,900
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Northview and the region
Centroid at 43.0355, -85.5738 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northview scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Northview
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,414 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northview
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northview
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northview
5.5
How Northview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 10%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 25.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northview
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Northview, 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081011302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011302?
Census tract 26081011302 in Northview scores 1.7/10 (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 26081011302?
Median gross rent is $1,414/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011302?
4.7% of residents in tract 26081011302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 59th, minority 16th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081011302 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081011302 compare to Northview overall?
Q7
Was tract 26081011302 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Northview
Top eight tracts in Northview ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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