Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Third Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Grand Rapids
Tract 26081012500 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,812 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in Third Ward in Grand Rapids centers on tract 26081012500, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,812 residents. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,307 monthly, set against $152,813 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,572
Renter share2.9%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$152,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region
Centroid at 42.9374, -85.6056 · click any tract to drill in
Why Third Ward scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grand Rapids
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,307 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Rapids
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Rapids
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Rapids
3.4
How Third Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 0
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 0%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 20%Grade A
- 48%Grade B
- 31%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 Third Ward. 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.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.0%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 3.6%Transit barriers
- 2.9%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 17.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Third Ward
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 0th 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 5.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081012500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012500?
Census tract 26081012500 in the Third Ward neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 26081012500?
Median gross rent is $2,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012500?
4.4% of residents in tract 26081012500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,812.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 9th, minority 9th, housing 0th.
Q5
Is tract 26081012500 considered part of Third Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081012500 fall within Third Ward (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26081012500 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.1% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26081012500 compare to Grand Rapids overall?
Tract 26081012500 scores 1.3/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 26081012500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Grand Rapids
Top eight tracts in Grand Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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