Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Castle Rouge Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163555300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,564 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in Castle Rouge in Detroit centers on tract 26163555300, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,564 residents. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

95% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,522 monthly, set against $68,056 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 1% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,190

Renter share16.6%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate5.0%

Median income$68,056

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3710, -83.2851 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castle Rouge scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Detroit

3.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

5.0% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,522 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Detroit

3.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Detroit

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Detroit

5.0

How Castle Rouge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

57%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
16%Grade C
0%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.

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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
22.9%Food insecurity
21.4%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castle Rouge

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163555300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163555300?

Census tract 26163555300 in the Castle Rouge neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163555300?

Median gross rent is $1,522/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 95% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163555300?

5.0% of residents in tract 26163555300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,564.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163555300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 30th, minority 82th, housing 9th.

Is tract 26163555300 considered part of Castle Rouge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163555300 fall within Castle Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163555300 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163555300 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163555300 scores 3.1/10, lower 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 26163555300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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.