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Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Cutlerville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081014701 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,577 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 26081014701 covers Cutlerville in Cutlerville in Michigan. Home to 5,577 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #23,884 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,229 monthly, set against $54,052 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 24% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,612
Renter share37.8%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$54,052

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Cutlerville
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Cutlerville
Very High
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Elevated
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#1,288 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cutlerville and the region

Centroid at 42.8413, -85.6702 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cutlerville scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cutlerville
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,229 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cutlerville
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cutlerville
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cutlerville
5.2

How Cutlerville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cutlerville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 014701Cutlerville: 3.03.0Cutlervilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cutlerville. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cutlerville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Cutlerville, 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 71st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% 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 26081014701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081014701?

Census tract 26081014701 in the Cutlerville neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 26081014701?

Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081014701?

17.6% of residents in tract 26081014701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,577.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081014701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 34th, minority 70th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 26081014701 considered part of Cutlerville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081014701 fall within Cutlerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26081014701 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.6% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26081014701 compare to Cutlerville overall?

Tract 26081014701 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Cutlerville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cutlerville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cutlerville

Top eight tracts in Cutlerville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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