Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Grand Rapids Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26081001500 · Kent County, MI · pop 3,844

26081001500 is a census tract in Grand Rapids, MI. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,844 residents. Against Kent County at 43.7%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 23% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,539

Renter share63.1%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate26.9%

Median income$46,323

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.9786, -85.6811 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Rapids scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Grand Rapids

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

26.9% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,039 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Grand Rapids

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Grand Rapids

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Grand Rapids

4.5

How Grand Rapids 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.

87%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
47%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.

17.9%Housing insecurity
12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
22.0%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
11.5%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
28.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Rapids

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Kent County average of 4.2. At $1,039 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Grand Rapids commands.

This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Grand Rapids. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081001500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081001500?

Census tract 26081001500 in Grand Rapids scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26081001500?

Median gross rent is $1,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081001500?

26.9% of residents in tract 26081001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,844.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 42th, minority 72th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 26081001500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081001500 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081001500 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Rapids at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081001500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 47% 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 Grand Rapids

Top eight tracts in Grand Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.