Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Route 66 Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Amarillo

Tract 48375011600 · Potter, TX · pop 4,716 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

How risky is the Route 66 Historic District area of Amarillo for landlords? Census tract 48375011600 scores 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,044 a month against an average household income of $47,500 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 34% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,738

Renter share57.0%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate20.8%

Median income$47,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Amarillo and the region

Centroid at 35.1964, -101.8809 · click any tract to drill in

Why Route 66 Historic District scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Amarillo

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

20.8% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,044 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Amarillo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Amarillo

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Amarillo

2.0

How Route 66 Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

85%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
0%Grade B
7%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Route 66 Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Route 66 Historic District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 Amarillo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Potter County average of 4.6 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48375011600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48375011600?

Census tract 48375011600 in the Route 66 Historic District neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48375011600?

Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48375011600?

20.8% of residents in tract 48375011600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,716.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48375011600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 88th, minority 66th, housing 86th.

Is tract 48375011600 considered part of Route 66 Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48375011600 fall within Route 66 Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48375011600 compare to Amarillo overall?

Tract 48375011600 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Amarillo at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Amarillo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48375011600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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