Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Cadillac Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163507200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,342 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 26163507200 reflects conditions in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $41,630 a year. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 11% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units436

Renter share13.8%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate22.9%

Median income$41,630

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4209, -83.0738 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cadillac Heights scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Detroit

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

22.9% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Detroit

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Detroit

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Detroit

6.0

How Cadillac Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

71%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
100%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

36.4%Housing insecurity
30.4%Utility-shutoff threat
49.4%Food insecurity
54.4%SNAP enrollment
24.4%Transit barriers
12.6%No health insurance
23.5%Frequent mental distress
45.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cadillac Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Detroit eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 100% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163507200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163507200?

Census tract 26163507200 in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163507200?

22.9% of residents in tract 26163507200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,342.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163507200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 85th, minority 99th, housing 38th.

Is tract 26163507200 considered part of Cadillac Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163507200 fall within Cadillac Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163507200 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.4% 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. 30.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163507200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163507200 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163507200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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