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Eviction Risk in Rock Springs , Dallas

1 census tracts · pop 2,133 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0

Rock Springs is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Dallas with 1 census tract and a population of 2,133 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 18% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $894/month sits 40% lower than the Dallas citywide median ($1,492).

Eviction Risk
5.0
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
18%
18% severely burdened
Median rent
$894
Median household income
$67,149
10.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Rock Springs vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Rock Springs score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Rock Springs: 5.05.0Rock SpringsNeighborhoodParent city: 6.26.2Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · GA
Devonshire
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 6.0K
Peer · GA
Crossroads
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Peer · GA
Forkwood
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 7.4K
Peer · GA
Hearthwood
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.8K
Comparison

Rock Springs vs Dallas

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.0 -19%
Dallas: 6.2
Rent burden
17.5% -45%
Dallas: 31.8%
Median gross rent
$894 -40%
Dallas: $1,492
Median HH income
$67,149 -9%
Dallas: $73,387
Poverty rate
10.6% -32%
Dallas: 15.6%
Renter share
4.9% -88%
Dallas: 42.4%
Where

Tract centroids in Rock Springs

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,205 residents across all tracts in Rock Springs. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.4% White (non-Hispanic): 75% Black (non-Hispanic): 13.4% Other / Multiracial: 3.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 75%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 13.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Rock Springs

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
13223120303 5.0 2,133 18% $894
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 11

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 20%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Rock Springs

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 89Total filings (sum)
  • 15.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.2%Peak year (2012)
  • 9.31%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rock Springs

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Rock Springs

What is the eviction-risk score for Rock Springs?

Rock Springs scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Rock Springs compare to Dallas overall?

Rock Springs scores 1.2 points lower than Dallas overall (6.2/10). Rent burden: 18% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $894 vs $1,492.

What is the median rent in Rock Springs?

Median gross rent in Rock Springs is $894/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Rock Springs residents are renters?

5% of Rock Springs households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 2,133 residents.

Is Rock Springs a high social-vulnerability area?

Rock Springs sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.