Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Godwin Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Wyoming

Tract 26081013600 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,485 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 26081013600 reflects conditions in the Godwin Heights area of Wyoming, Michigan. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,270 a month against an average household income of $70,404 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 12% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units847

Renter share24.9%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate14.2%

Median income$70,404

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyoming and the region

Centroid at 42.9098, -85.6720 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godwin Heights scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wyoming

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

14.2% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,270 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wyoming

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wyoming

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wyoming

6.1

How Godwin Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

69%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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
14%Grade B
59%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

Within Godwin Heights. 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.

21.0%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
27.8%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
35.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godwin Heights

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Wyoming eviction laws, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26081013600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081013600?

Census tract 26081013600 in the Godwin Heights neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26081013600?

Median gross rent is $1,270/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081013600?

14.2% of residents in tract 26081013600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,485.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081013600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 77th, minority 66th, housing 53th.

Is tract 26081013600 considered part of Godwin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081013600 fall within Godwin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081013600 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081013600 compare to Wyoming overall?

Tract 26081013600 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wyoming at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyoming eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081013600 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.

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