Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Kentwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081012604 · Kent County, MI · pop 7,241
Eviction risk in Kentwood eviction risk centers on tract 26081012604, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,241 residents. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,831 a month against an average household income of $113,603 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,609
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate0.3%
Median income$113,603
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kentwood and the region
Centroid at 42.8724, -85.5789 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kentwood scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kentwood
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
0.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,831 rent vs county FMR
7.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kentwood
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kentwood
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kentwood
5.0
How Kentwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kentwood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 inherited from Kentwood 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 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 26081012604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012604?
Census tract 26081012604 in Kentwood scores 1.6/10 (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 26081012604?
Median gross rent is $1,831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012604?
0.3% of residents in tract 26081012604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,241.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 22th, minority 51th, housing 33th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081012604 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081012604 compare to Kentwood overall?
Tract 26081012604 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Kentwood at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kentwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kentwood
Top eight tracts in Kentwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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