Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Kingsley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26055550603 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 2,231 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Kingsley
Tract 26055550603 sits in Kingsley, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. Population here is 2,231. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Grand Traverse County average of 43.0%.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units754
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$82,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kingsley and the region
Centroid at 44.6225, -85.5212 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kingsley scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kingsley
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,016 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kingsley
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kingsley
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kingsley
6.2
How Kingsley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 11.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kingsley
Severe burden reaches 36%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $82,625, annual rent is just 15%.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Grand Traverse County average of 3.7 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,016, close to the Kingsley average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26055550603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055550603?
Census tract 26055550603 in Kingsley scores 3.8/10 (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 26055550603?
Median gross rent is $1,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055550603?
6.5% of residents in tract 26055550603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,231.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055550603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 44th, minority 26th, housing 77th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26055550603 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26055550603 compare to Kingsley overall?
Tract 26055550603 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Kingsley at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kingsley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kingsley
Top eight tracts in Kingsley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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