What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Castle Rouge?
Castle Rouge is ranked #34 of 80 eligible neighborhoods in Detroit; #256 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #12,384 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Castle Rouge
Detroit, MI | Wayne County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
35.0
Stability and Strength
13.1
Value Opportunity
42.6
Momentum
59.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| National rank | #12,384 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #256 of 334 |
| City rank | #34 of 80 |
| County rank | #75 of 123 |
| National percentile | 17.3 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $94,063 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.08% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.71 |
| Median household income | $34,731 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 18.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 48.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 74.5% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Castle Rouge
Is Castle Rouge one of the best neighborhoods in Detroit?
Castle Rouge has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 35.0 and a city ranking of #34 of 80 eligible neighborhoods in Detroit.
How much are homes worth in Castle Rouge?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Castle Rouge is approximately $94,063.
Are home values rising or falling in Castle Rouge?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.8% year over year and 0.08% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Castle Rouge?
Castle Rouge has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Castle Rouge?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $34,731.
How affordable is Castle Rouge relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.71. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Castle Rouge primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 48.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Castle Rouge?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 18.9%.
How educated are residents of Castle Rouge?
Approximately 11.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Castle Rouge face high rent burden?
Approximately 74.5% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Castle Rouge?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications48
Estimated originations27
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate55.5%
Home-purchase share37.0%
Average application loan$84,064
Total application loan amount$4,046,658
National application rank#7,387 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage99.9%
Recent trend: Applications -12.9% YoY; originations 0.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.