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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 26081011002 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011002 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,446

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26081011002 (Kent, Michigan) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $107,150 a year. Renters make up 1% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 0% Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,827
Renter share1.1%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$107,150

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#117 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Very Low
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#2,563 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kent County and the region

Centroid at 43.0815, -85.5658 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 26081011002 scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 26081011002 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 26081011002 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 011002County: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081011002

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, 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 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081011002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011002?

Census tract 26081011002 in Kent County scores 2/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26081011002?

3.9% of residents in tract 26081011002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,446.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 56th, minority 11th, housing 17th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 26081011002 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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