Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26081010102 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26081010102 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,433
Tract 26081010102 sits in Kent County, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. Population here is 2,433. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,011
Renter share11.7%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$75,332
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 43.2587, -85.3434 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26081010102 scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,213 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26081010102 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.5%Food insecurity
- 13.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081010102
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 3.1/10. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 12% 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters.
It tracks the Kent County average of 4.2 closely. Average gross rent runs $1,213 a month. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $75,332.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081010102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010102?
Census tract 26081010102 in Kent County scores 4.2/10 (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 26081010102?
Median gross rent is $1,213/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081010102?
12.3% of residents in tract 26081010102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,433.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 76th, minority 16th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081010102 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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