Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Godwin Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wyoming

Tract 26081004100 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,652 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 26081004100 sits in the Godwin Heights area of Grand Rapids eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Kent County average of 43.7%.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 5% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,687

Renter share13.0%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$91,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyoming and the region

Centroid at 42.9188, -85.6570 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godwin Heights scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wyoming

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$997 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wyoming

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wyoming

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wyoming

4.5

How Godwin Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

55%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

14%Grade A
57%Grade B
24%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 Godwin Heights. 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.

12.4%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
25.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godwin Heights

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. The severe-burden share is 26%, 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. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.

At $997 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Grand Rapids commands. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground B ("Still Desirable"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 5.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $91,344, annual rent is just 13%. It tracks the Kent County average of 4.2 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26081004100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081004100?

Census tract 26081004100 in the Godwin Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 26081004100?

Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081004100?

14.4% of residents in tract 26081004100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,652.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081004100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 59th, minority 64th, housing 34th.

Is tract 26081004100 considered part of Godwin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081004100 fall within Godwin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081004100 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081004100 compare to Wyoming overall?

Tract 26081004100 scores 4.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Wyoming at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyoming eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081004100 historically redlined?

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