Within neighborhood
9
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Lawn Eviction Risk: Lower , Dallas
Tract 48113000605 · Dallas, TX · pop 2,304 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 48113000605 reflects conditions in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,792 a month while the average household earns $109,707 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,587
Renter share48.3%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$109,707
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 32.8105, -96.8072 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Lawn scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dallas
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,792 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dallas
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dallas
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dallas
3.0
How Oak Lawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 1%Grade A
- 55%Grade B
- 6%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.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 544Total filings over 18 yrs
- 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.1%Peak (2002)
- 17Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 173Total filings 2020-21
- 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.28×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Oak Lawn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Lawn
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 Dallas eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dallas County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 544 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.1% of renter households in 2002.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113000605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113000605?
Census tract 48113000605 in the Oak Lawn neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48113000605?
Median gross rent is $1,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113000605?
4.7% of residents in tract 48113000605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113000605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 29th, minority 56th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 48113000605 considered part of Oak Lawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113000605 fall within Oak Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113000605?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 544 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113000605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.30% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48113000605 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48113000605 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113000605 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dallas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 48113000605 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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