Tree Equity in Carrollton Township, MI

81.0

Tree Equity Score

31.2%

Canopy Cover

18.8%

Canopy Gap

Priority Areas

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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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81.0

TES Score / 100

31.2%

Current Canopy

50.0%

Canopy Goal

18.8%

Canopy Gap

Current: 31.2%Goal: 50.0%

Current canopy

Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered

2.8K tons CO₂/yr

+1.7K tons if gap closed

Stormwater Intercepted

20.0M gal/yr

Canopy Area

2.7 km²

of 8.7 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining

83.3%

of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.

Environmental Justice

100.0%

of neighborhoods are classified as overburdened by the White House's Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, meaning they face outsized pollution, poverty, or health risks. Trees help, but they're not the whole fix.

Heat Island Effect

-0.4°F

cooler than surrounding areas on average. The canopy is doing its job here.

People in the Data

5,750

people live across the 6 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.

Data last updated: Feb 2026

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