Neighborhood · Ranked #53,256 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Lawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dallas

Tract 48113000606 · Dallas, TX · pop 3,095 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 48113000606 sits in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It has a population of 3,095 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 34% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,224/month against a median household income of $136,250 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 19% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,757

Renter share28.2%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate5.1%

Median income$136,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dallas and the region

Centroid at 32.8160, -96.8010 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Lawn scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

5.1% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,224 rent vs county FMR

6.8

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: 10

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

5%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.

35%Grade A
59%Grade B
0%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

435Total filings over 18 yrs
2.81%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak (2008)
8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2000 — 2017

Filings dropped 69% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

53Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.47×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 48113000606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113000606?

Census tract 48113000606 in the Oak Lawn neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 48113000606?

Median gross rent is $2,224/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48113000606?

5.1% of residents in tract 48113000606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,095.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48113000606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 27th, minority 43th, housing 21th.

Is tract 48113000606 considered part of Oak Lawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113000606 fall within Oak Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113000606?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 435 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113000606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.81% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48113000606 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.47× 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.

How does tract 48113000606 compare to Dallas overall?

Tract 48113000606 scores 4.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Dallas at 3.7/10. 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.

Was tract 48113000606 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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