Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Cass City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26157000100 · Tuscola County, MI · pop 4,236 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Cass City
For landlords sizing up Cass City in Tuscola County, census tract 26157000100 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #67,015 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $729 monthly, set against $65,625 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,648
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$65,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cass City and the region
Centroid at 43.6287, -83.2043 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cass City scores 3.2
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
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$729 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 65Total filings over 2 yrs
- 9.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2017)
- 34Filings 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 12.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cass City
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.6/10. 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 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 57th 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 26157000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26157000100?
Census tract 26157000100 in Cass City 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26157000100?
Median gross rent is $729/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26157000100?
11.6% of residents in tract 26157000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,236.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26157000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 51th, minority 21th, housing 84th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26157000100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26157000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.10% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26157000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26157000100 compare to Cass City overall?
Tract 26157000100 scores 3.2/10, 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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