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Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011901 · Kent County, MI · pop 7,456 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Forest Hills

The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 26081011901 reflects conditions in Forest Hills, Michigan. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

100% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 100% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $176,313 a year. About 1% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 0% Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units2,669
Renter share0.7%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$176,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Forest Hills
Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#144 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#2,951 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#82,639 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.9883, -85.4826 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Hills scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Forest Hills
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Hills
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Hills
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Hills
2.8

How Forest Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Forest Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 011901Forest Hills: 2.62.6Forest Hillsparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Forest Hills

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Forest Hills eviction risk, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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 26081011901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011901?

Census tract 26081011901 in Forest Hills scores 1.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26081011901?

1.6% of residents in tract 26081011901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,456.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 23th, minority 17th, housing 2th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 26081011901 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 26081011901 compare to Forest Hills overall?

Tract 26081011901 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Forest Hills at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Forest Hills

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

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