Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Godwin Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Wyoming

Tract 26081014000 · Kent County, MI · pop 7,309 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 26081014000 sits in Godwin Heights in Wyoming eviction laws, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $882 a month while the average household earns $69,717 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 19% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units2,750

Renter share36.9%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$69,717

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyoming and the region

Centroid at 42.8917, -85.6918 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godwin Heights scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wyoming

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

$882 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wyoming

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wyoming

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wyoming

6.1

How Godwin Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

51%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
63%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 Godwin Heights. 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.

14.5%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godwin Heights

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Wyoming eviction laws, 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 riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081014000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081014000?

Census tract 26081014000 in the Godwin Heights 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26081014000?

Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081014000?

5.9% of residents in tract 26081014000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,309.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081014000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 51th, minority 54th, housing 74th.

Is tract 26081014000 considered part of Godwin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081014000 fall within Godwin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081014000 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081014000 compare to Wyoming overall?

Tract 26081014000 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Wyoming at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyoming eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081014000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.

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