Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26081011401 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081011401 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,046
For landlords sizing up Kent, census tract 26081011401 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #64,823 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 14% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,083 a month while the average household earns $81,500 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units808
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$81,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 43.0894, -85.7292 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26081011401 scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,083 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 26081011401 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081011401
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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 26081011401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011401?
Census tract 26081011401 in Kent County scores 2.7/10 (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 26081011401?
Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011401?
6.7% of residents in tract 26081011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,046.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 26th, minority 23th, housing 39th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081011401 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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