Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Northview Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011200 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,191 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 26081011200 covers the Northview neighborhood of Northview, home to 4,191 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #21,194 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,093 a month against an average household income of $67,355 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 11% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,852

Renter share23.1%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate5.4%

Median income$67,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Northview and the region

Centroid at 43.0415, -85.6361 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northview scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Northview

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

5.4% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,093 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Northview

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Northview

5.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Northview

5.5

How Northview 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.

23%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
27%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Northview. 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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
27.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northview

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Northview, 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.

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 26081011200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011200?

Census tract 26081011200 in the Northview 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26081011200?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011200?

5.4% of residents in tract 26081011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,191.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 26th, minority 26th, housing 52th.

Is tract 26081011200 considered part of Northview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081011200 fall within Northview (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081011200 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081011200 compare to Northview overall?

Tract 26081011200 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Northview at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northview; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081011200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northview

Top eight tracts in Northview ranked by composite eviction-risk score.