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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Cadillac Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,342 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6

Cadillac Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI and houses 1,342 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Food insecurity affects 49.4% of adults, 31.6 points above the national rate.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 36.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, roughly one in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #91 by risk, the lower third. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Greenwich and Davison-Schoolcraft score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cadillac Heights vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
23.3% -35%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$41,630 +5%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
22.9% -27%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
13.8% -72%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cadillac Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.6–5.6

Why Cadillac Heights scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
23% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
14% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
22.9% below poverty line · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Cadillac Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cadillac Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.6Cadillac HeightsNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Cadillac Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163507200 5.6 1,342 23% ,
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 86%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cadillac Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Cadillac Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cadillac Heights?

Cadillac Heights scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Cadillac Heights compare to Detroit overall?

Cadillac Heights scores 1.0 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 36% citywide.
Q3

What percentage of Cadillac Heights residents are renters?

14% of Cadillac Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 1,342 residents.
Q4

Is Cadillac Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Cadillac Heights sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5

How safe is Cadillac Heights for landlords?

Cadillac Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Cadillac Heights?

Cadillac Heights has 1,327 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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