Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Sparta Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081010402 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,232 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Sparta
Eviction risk in Sparta centers on tract 26081010402, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,232 residents. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $961 a month against an average household income of $56,705 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$56,705
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sparta and the region
Centroid at 43.1550, -85.6995 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparta scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sparta
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$961 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sparta
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sparta
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sparta
6.1
How Sparta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 12.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sparta
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sparta, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26081010402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010402?
Census tract 26081010402 in Sparta 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26081010402?
Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081010402?
10.9% of residents in tract 26081010402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,232.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 64th, minority 8th, housing 33th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081010402 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081010402 compare to Sparta overall?
Tract 26081010402 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Sparta at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sparta; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sparta
Top eight tracts in Sparta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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