Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Godwin Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wyoming

Tract 26081004600 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,789 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 26081004600 in the Godwin Heights area of Wyoming ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,789 residents. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,051 a month while the average household earns $40,566 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 13% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,290
Renter share62.1%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$40,566

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Godwin Heights
Very High
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#16 of 53 tracts In Wyoming
Elevated
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 145 tracts In Kent County
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#526 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyoming and the region

Centroid at 42.9008, -85.6359 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godwin Heights scores 5.3

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
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,051 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.
Godwin Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 004600Wyoming: 3.03.0Wyomingparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godwin Heights

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 Wyoming eviction laws, 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 22.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26081004600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081004600?

Census tract 26081004600 in the Godwin Heights neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26081004600?

Median gross rent is $1,051/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081004600?

19.0% of residents in tract 26081004600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,789.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081004600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 99th, minority 73th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 26081004600 considered part of Godwin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081004600 fall within Godwin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26081004600 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.9% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26081004600 compare to Wyoming overall?

Tract 26081004600 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Wyoming at 3/10. 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.
Q8

Was tract 26081004600 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wyoming

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

Related