Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Waxahachie Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48139060400 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,888 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Waxahachie
Tract 48139060400, home to 5,888 residents in Waxahachie, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #40,586 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,202 a month against an average household income of $52,000 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,986
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$52,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region
Centroid at 32.3608, -96.8257 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waxahachie scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waxahachie
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waxahachie
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waxahachie
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waxahachie
5.6
How Waxahachie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waxahachie
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Waxahachie, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ellis County average of 4.7 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48139060400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060400?
Census tract 48139060400 in Waxahachie 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 48139060400?
Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060400?
22.2% of residents in tract 48139060400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,888.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 95th, minority 79th, housing 96th.
Q5
How does tract 48139060400 compare to Waxahachie overall?
Tract 48139060400 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Waxahachie at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waxahachie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waxahachie
Top eight tracts in Waxahachie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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George C Dillon House
3
/ 10 · Low
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J S Berry House
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Porter L Williams House
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
W B Reinmiller House
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48139061100
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48139060212
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48139060211
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48139060217
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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