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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Legend Trails Eviction Risk: Lower , The Colony

Tract 48121021530 · Denton, TX · pop 3,261 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 3.6/10, tract 48121021530 in the Legend Trails area of The Colony, TX reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,261 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 22% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share38.5%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$106,224

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Legend Trails
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 10 tracts In The Colony
Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#84 of 193 tracts In Denton
Elevated
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#3,403 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across The Colony and the region

Centroid at 33.0764, -96.8797 · click any tract to drill in

Why Legend Trails scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from The Colony
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,098 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from The Colony
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from The Colony
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from The Colony
4.1

How Legend Trails compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Legend Trails risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 021530The Colony: 4.04.0The Colonyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 148Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.5Pre-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: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-02-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-08-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2022-12-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-08-01: 8 filings (3.56× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (0.92× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-05-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-07-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (1.23× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2025-04-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-05-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (1.78× baseline)2025-09-01: 7 filings (3.11× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (1.54× baseline)2025-11-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2026-01-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Legend Trails. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Legend Trails

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10.

Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Denton County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $2,098, close to the The Colony average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $106,224.

39% 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 48121021530

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48121021530?

Census tract 48121021530 in the Legend Trails neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 48121021530?

Median gross rent is $2,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48121021530?

3.0% of residents in tract 48121021530 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,261.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48121021530?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 39th, minority 65th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 48121021530 considered part of Legend Trails?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48121021530 fall within Legend Trails (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48121021530 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 (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 48121021530 compare to The Colony overall?

Tract 48121021530 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of The Colony at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from The Colony; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in The Colony

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

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