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Grand Rapids Charter Township Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011803 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,662 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 26081011803 sits in Grand Rapids Charter Township in Grand Rapids eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,627 a month while the average household earns $130,792 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 13% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,617
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$130,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Grand Rapids Charter Township
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#53 of 53 tracts In Grand Rapids
Very Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#2,083 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.9808, -85.5757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Rapids Charter Township scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grand Rapids
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,627 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Rapids
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Rapids
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Rapids
4.5

How Grand Rapids Charter Township compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Grand Rapids Charter Township risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 011803Grand Rapids: 3.53.5Grand Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Grand Rapids Charter Township. 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 Grand Rapids Charter Township

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 inherited from Grand Rapids eviction risk, 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 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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 26081011803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011803?

Census tract 26081011803 in the Grand Rapids Charter Township neighborhood 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 26081011803?

Median gross rent is $1,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011803?

7.6% of residents in tract 26081011803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,662.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 6th, minority 31th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 26081011803 considered part of Grand Rapids Charter Township?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081011803 fall within Grand Rapids Charter Township (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26081011803 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26081011803 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081011803 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Grand Rapids at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grand Rapids

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

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