Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Dallas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48113008701 · Dallas, TX · pop 5,337
How risky is Dallas for landlords? Census tract 48113008701 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,016 a month against an average household income of $23,938 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,925
Renter share66.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate50.2%
Median income$23,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 32.6982, -96.7630 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dallas scores 6.6
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
50.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,016 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Dallas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
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)
- 4,876Total filings over 18 yrs
- 24.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 40.1%Peak (2014)
- 255Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 223% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,081Total filings 2020-21
- 14.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 19.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.72×Ratio to 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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dallas
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above the Dallas County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4,876 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 24.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 40.1% of renter households in 2014.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.72x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113008701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113008701?
Census tract 48113008701 in Dallas scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 48113008701?
Median gross rent is $1,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113008701?
50.2% of residents in tract 48113008701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113008701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 85th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113008701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,876 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113008701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.65% of renter households, peaking at 40.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48113008701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.72× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48113008701 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113008701 scores 6.6/10, 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.
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