Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Rockford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081010700 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,220 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Rockford
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 26081010700 in Rockford ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,220 residents. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,088 a month against an average household income of $91,318 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,363
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$91,318
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockford and the region
Centroid at 43.1268, -85.5566 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockford scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockford
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,088 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockford
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockford
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockford
5.8
How Rockford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockford
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Rockford, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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.
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 26081010700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010700?
Census tract 26081010700 in Rockford scores 2.1/10 (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 26081010700?
Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081010700?
5.8% of residents in tract 26081010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,220.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 25th, minority 19th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081010700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081010700 compare to Rockford overall?
Tract 26081010700 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Rockford at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockford
Top eight tracts in Rockford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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