Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Plainfield Charter Township Eviction Risk: Lower , Comstock Park
Tract 26081011102 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,274 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 26081011102, home to 5,274 residents in the Plainfield Charter Township neighborhood of Comstock Park, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #16,537 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,047 monthly, set against $107,054 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$107,054
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Comstock Park and the region
Centroid at 43.0749, -85.6321 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plainfield Charter Township scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Comstock Park
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,047 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Comstock Park
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Comstock Park
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Comstock Park
6.4
How Plainfield Charter Township compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plainfield Charter Township
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Comstock Park, 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 26081011102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011102?
Census tract 26081011102 in the Plainfield Charter Township neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 26081011102?
Median gross rent is $1,047/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011102?
6.7% of residents in tract 26081011102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,274.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 53th, minority 24th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 26081011102 considered part of Plainfield Charter Township?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081011102 fall within Plainfield Charter Township (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26081011102 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26081011102 compare to Comstock Park overall?
Tract 26081011102 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Comstock Park at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Comstock Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Park
Top eight tracts in Comstock Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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