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Grand Rapids Charter Township Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26081001102 · Kent County, MI · pop 3,818 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 26081001102, home to 3,818 residents in the Grand Rapids Charter Township area of Grand Rapids, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,089 a month against an average household income of $50,509 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 27% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,763
Renter share55.5%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$50,509

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Grand Rapids Charter Township
Very High
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#21 of 53 tracts In Grand Rapids
Elevated
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 145 tracts In Kent County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#595 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.9905, -85.6125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Rapids Charter Township scores 5.1

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
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,089 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Charter Township compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Grand Rapids Charter Township risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 001102Grand Rapids: 3.53.5Grand Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Grand Rapids Charter Township. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Rapids Charter Township

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as the Kent County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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.

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 26081001102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081001102?

Census tract 26081001102 in the Grand Rapids Charter Township neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26081001102?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081001102?

19.5% of residents in tract 26081001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,818.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 92th, minority 43th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 26081001102 considered part of Grand Rapids Charter Township?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081001102 fall within Grand Rapids Charter Township (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26081001102 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26081001102 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081001102 scores 5.1/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grand Rapids

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

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