Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Sanger Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48121020204 · Denton, TX · pop 6,154 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Sanger
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 48121020204 reflects conditions in Sanger, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #49,692 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,359 a month while the average household earns $89,219 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,583
Renter share22.6%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$89,219
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sanger and the region
Centroid at 33.3840, -97.2455 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sanger scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sanger
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,359 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sanger
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sanger
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sanger
5.4
How Sanger compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 134Total filings over 13 yrs
- 2.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2013)
- 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 367% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 91Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Worth, 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 Sanger
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sanger, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Denton County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 134 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48121020204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48121020204?
Census tract 48121020204 in Sanger scores 2.1/10 (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 48121020204?
Median gross rent is $1,359/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48121020204?
5.3% of residents in tract 48121020204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,154.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48121020204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 47th, minority 40th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48121020204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 134 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 48121020204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.79% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48121020204 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.44× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48121020204 compare to Sanger overall?
Tract 48121020204 scores 2.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Sanger at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanger; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sanger
Top eight tracts in Sanger ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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