Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Grand Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081001802 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,055

Census tract 26081001802 belongs to Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is home to 2,055 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $88,750 a year. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 8% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units718

Renter share14.5%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$88,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.9680, -85.7302 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Rapids scores 3.3

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

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 31

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

22%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
13.0%Frequent mental distress
31.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Rapids

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081001802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081001802?

Census tract 26081001802 in Grand Rapids scores 3.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26081001802?

4.1% of residents in tract 26081001802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,055.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081001802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 44th, minority 21th, housing 51th.

What share of households in tract 26081001802 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081001802 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081001802 scores 3.3/10, right in line with 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.