Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Byron Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081014605 · Kent County, MI · pop 6,359 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Byron Center
Byron Center anchors census tract 26081014605, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 12% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $101,418 a year. Renters make up 0% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 100%
Tract context
Occupied units2,223
Renter share0.4%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$101,418
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Byron Center and the region
Centroid at 42.7904, -85.7334 · click any tract to drill in
Why Byron Center scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Byron Center
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Byron Center
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Byron Center
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Byron Center
2.9
How Byron Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 22.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Byron Center
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 Byron Center, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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 26081014605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081014605?
Census tract 26081014605 in Byron Center scores 1.7/10 (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 26081014605?
2.1% of residents in tract 26081014605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,359.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081014605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 25th, minority 9th, housing 22th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 26081014605 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 26081014605 compare to Byron Center overall?
Tract 26081014605 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Byron Center at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Byron Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Byron Center
Top eight tracts in Byron Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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