Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Sparta Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081010401 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,189 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Sparta
Sparta in Kent County anchors census tract 26081010401, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $837 a month against an average household income of $98,854 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share9.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$98,854
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sparta and the region
Centroid at 43.1702, -85.7393 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparta scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sparta
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$837 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sparta
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sparta
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sparta
6.1
How Sparta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sparta
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Sparta, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010401?
Census tract 26081010401 in Sparta scores 2/10 (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 26081010401?
Median gross rent is $837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081010401?
4.4% of residents in tract 26081010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,189.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 4th, minority 15th, housing 29th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081010401 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081010401 compare to Sparta overall?
Tract 26081010401 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Sparta at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sparta; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sparta
Top eight tracts in Sparta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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