Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Godwin Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Wyoming

Tract 26081014200 · Kent County, MI · pop 3,521 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26081014200 (Godwin Heights in Wyoming, Michigan) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $999 a month while the average household earns $69,318 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 11% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,366

Renter share26.5%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate10.8%

Median income$69,318

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyoming and the region

Centroid at 42.8981, -85.6550 · click any tract to drill in

Why Godwin Heights scores 3.2

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

10.8% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$999 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 69

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

61%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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
7%Grade B
77%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.

20.0%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
26.5%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
13.2%Transit barriers
13.8%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
34.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Godwin Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 above the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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.

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 26081014200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081014200?

Census tract 26081014200 in the Godwin Heights neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 26081014200?

Median gross rent is $999/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081014200?

10.8% of residents in tract 26081014200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,521.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081014200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 52th, minority 65th, housing 78th.

Is tract 26081014200 considered part of Godwin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081014200 fall within Godwin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26081014200 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.0% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081014200 compare to Wyoming overall?

Tract 26081014200 scores 3.2/10, 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 26081014200 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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