Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Cass City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26157000400 · Tuscola County, MI · pop 3,042 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Cass City
Tract 26157000400 covers Cass City in Michigan. Home to 3,042 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #74,017 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 8% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $924 a month against an average household income of $62,188 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,307
Renter share6.9%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$62,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cass City and the region
Centroid at 43.5509, -83.2695 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cass City scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cass City
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$924 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cass City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cass City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cass City
3.0
How Cass City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 11Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2017)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cass City
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Cass City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Tuscola County average of 5.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26157000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26157000400?
Census tract 26157000400 in Cass City scores 3.1/10 (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 26157000400?
Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26157000400?
9.6% of residents in tract 26157000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26157000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 52th, minority 21th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26157000400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26157000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.58% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26157000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26157000400 compare to Cass City overall?
Tract 26157000400 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Cass City at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cass City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cass City
Top eight tracts in Cass City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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