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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Castle Rouge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163546301 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,523 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 26163546301 sits in the Castle Rouge area of Detroit eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 1,523 residents. 42% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 20% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units636
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$50,179

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Castle Rouge
Elevated
Within parent city
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#230 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Very Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#299 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Moderate
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#880 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3690, -83.2638 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castle Rouge scores 4.8

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
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,364 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Castle Rouge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Castle Rouge risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 5463014.6Detroitparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Castle Rouge. 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 Castle Rouge

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Cost burden runs 61% here against 46.6% across Wayne County.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $50,179, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Housing insecurity runs 29.4% against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,364, 27% above the Detroit average.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 22.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Wayne County average of 4.6 closely. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163546301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163546301?

Census tract 26163546301 in the Castle Rouge neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163546301?

Median gross rent is $1,364/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163546301?

16.2% of residents in tract 26163546301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,523.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163546301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 79th, minority 97th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 26163546301 considered part of Castle Rouge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163546301 fall within Castle Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163546301 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.4% 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. 22.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163546301 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163546301 scores 4.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Detroit at 4.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Detroit

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

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