Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Comstock Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Grand Rapids

Tract 26081000100 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,279 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 26081000100 sits in Comstock Park in Grand Rapids eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #45,574 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,253 monthly, set against $51,792 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 21% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,067

Renter share29.2%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$51,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 43.0254, -85.6474 · click any tract to drill in

Why Comstock Park scores 4.5

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

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,253 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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 Comstock Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

35%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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
98%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 Comstock Park. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
29.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Comstock Park

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. 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 Grand Rapids eviction risk, 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081000100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081000100?

Census tract 26081000100 in the Comstock Park neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 26081000100?

Median gross rent is $1,253/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081000100?

12.1% of residents in tract 26081000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,279.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 62th, minority 53th, housing 35th.

Is tract 26081000100 considered part of Comstock Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081000100 fall within Comstock Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081000100 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081000100 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081000100 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Rapids at 3.5/10. 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 26081000100 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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