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Lake Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dallas

Tract 48113007810 · Dallas, TX · pop 4,219 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 48113007810 sits in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 15% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,861
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate16.8%
Median income$76,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Lake Highlands
High
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#170 of 348 tracts In Dallas
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#248 of 645 tracts In Dallas
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#2,577 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dallas and the region

Centroid at 32.9067, -96.7391 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Highlands scores 4.1

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
16.8% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,146 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Lake Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lake Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 007810Dallas: 3.73.7Dallasparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

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)

  • 2,856Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 17.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 38.7%Peak (2002)
  • 128Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481130078102000: 246 filings (21.30/100 renter HHs)2001: 223 filings (19.31/100 renter HHs)2002: 447 filings (38.70/100 renter HHs)2003: 298 filings (25.80/100 renter HHs)2004: 262 filings (22.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 124 filings (17.22/100 renter HHs)2006: 97 filings (13.47/100 renter HHs)2007: 67 filings (9.31/100 renter HHs)2008: 78 filings (10.83/100 renter HHs)2009: 107 filings (14.86/100 renter HHs)2010: 83 filings (12.43/100 renter HHs)2011: 100 filings (12.66/100 renter HHs)2012: 97 filings (12.28/100 renter HHs)2013: 191 filings (24.18/100 renter HHs)2014: 119 filings (15.06/100 renter HHs)2015: 103 filings (13.04/100 renter HHs)2016: 86 filings (9.58/100 renter HHs)2017: 128 filings (14.25/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 580Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 9.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.77×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 7 filings (0.88× baseline)2020-02-01: 8 filings (0.89× baseline)2020-03-01: 7 filings (1.23× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (0.43× baseline)2020-10-01: 5 filings (0.37× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (0.52× baseline)2020-12-01: 3 filings (0.31× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.11× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-04-01: 5 filings (0.56× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.06× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (0.16× baseline)2021-08-01: 4 filings (0.32× baseline)2021-09-01: 15 filings (1.61× baseline)2021-10-01: 12 filings (0.88× baseline)2021-11-01: 5 filings (0.65× baseline)2021-12-01: 5 filings (0.52× baseline)2022-01-01: 16 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 12 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-03-01: 12 filings (2.12× baseline)2022-04-01: 8 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-05-01: 10 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-06-01: 8 filings (0.69× baseline)2022-07-01: 10 filings (0.79× baseline)2022-08-01: 9 filings (0.71× baseline)2022-09-01: 9 filings (0.96× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-11-01: 7 filings (0.91× baseline)2022-12-01: 6 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-02-01: 8 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (0.88× baseline)2023-04-01: 15 filings (1.67× baseline)2023-05-01: 25 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-06-01: 13 filings (1.11× baseline)2023-07-01: 8 filings (0.63× baseline)2023-08-01: 10 filings (0.79× baseline)2023-09-01: 7 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-10-01: 11 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-11-01: 8 filings (1.04× baseline)2023-12-01: 4 filings (0.41× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 14 filings (1.56× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 4 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2024-07-01: 7 filings (0.55× baseline)2024-08-01: 6 filings (0.47× baseline)2024-09-01: 9 filings (0.96× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2024-12-01: 11 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-01-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-02-01: 2 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-03-01: 6 filings (1.06× baseline)2025-04-01: 19 filings (2.11× baseline)2025-05-01: 8 filings (0.48× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (0.51× baseline)2025-07-01: 22 filings (1.74× baseline)2025-08-01: 6 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-09-01: 3 filings (0.32× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (1.04× baseline)2025-12-01: 9 filings (0.93× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 55 filings (550.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Highlands

Against Dallas County at 47.9%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,146, 22% below the Dallas average.

Court records carry 2,856 eviction filings across 18 observed years. The worst year on record was 2002, when 38.7% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 17.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

It tracks the Dallas County average of 3.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $76,250. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48113007810

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113007810?

Census tract 48113007810 in the Lake Highlands neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48113007810?

Median gross rent is $1,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48113007810?

16.8% of residents in tract 48113007810 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,219.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48113007810?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 35th, minority 68th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 48113007810 considered part of Lake Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113007810 fall within Lake Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113007810?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,856 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113007810 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.05% of renter households, peaking at 38.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48113007810 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.77× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 48113007810 compare to Dallas overall?

Tract 48113007810 scores 4.1/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dallas

Top eight tracts in Dallas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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