Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Route 66 Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Amarillo

Tract 48375011900 · Potter, TX · pop 2,498 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 3.8/10, tract 48375011900 in the Route 66 Historic District area of Amarillo, TX reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,498 residents. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 21% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,096

Renter share46.4%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate21.6%

Median income$42,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Amarillo and the region

Centroid at 35.2067, -101.8760 · click any tract to drill in

Why Route 66 Historic District scores 3.8

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

21.6% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$1,026 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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: 73

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

88%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

33%Grade A
62%Grade B
0%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

Cost burden runs 56% here against 42.1% across Potter County. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Amarillo. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 7.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Potter County average of 3.7 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,026, close to the Amarillo average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $42,355.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48375011900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48375011900?

Census tract 48375011900 in the Route 66 Historic District neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48375011900?

Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48375011900?

21.6% of residents in tract 48375011900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,498.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48375011900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 44th, minority 61th, housing 52th.

Is tract 48375011900 considered part of Route 66 Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48375011900 fall within Route 66 Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48375011900 compare to Amarillo overall?

Tract 48375011900 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Amarillo at 3.2/10. 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 48375011900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Amarillo

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