Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Alpine Township Eviction Risk: Lower , Comstock Park
Tract 26081011405 · Kent County, MI · pop 3,586 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Alpine Township area of Comstock Park is where census tract 26081011405 sits, home to 3,586 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #48,570 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
9% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,324 a month against an average household income of $88,750 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,239
Renter share7.3%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$88,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Comstock Park and the region
Centroid at 43.0502, -85.6793 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alpine Township scores 2.9
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,324 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Alpine Township compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.1%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alpine Township
The score leans hardest on 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 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 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 26081011405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011405?
Census tract 26081011405 in the Alpine Township neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 26081011405?
Median gross rent is $1,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011405?
5.9% of residents in tract 26081011405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,586.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 53th, minority 33th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 26081011405 considered part of Alpine Township?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081011405 fall within Alpine Township (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26081011405 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26081011405 compare to Comstock Park overall?
Tract 26081011405 scores 2.9/10, right in line with 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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