Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Worth
Tract 48439105701 · Tarrant, TX · pop 4,423 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48439105701 (the Wedgwood neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,696 a month against an average household income of $74,438 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,432
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$74,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.6635, -97.3612 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgwood scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fort Worth
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,696 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Worth
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
How Wedgwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 695Total filings over 17 yrs
- 13.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.3%Peak (2015)
- 30Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 247Total filings 2020-21
- 3.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.74×Ratio to 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 Wedgwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgwood
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Fort Worth eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Tarrant County average of 5.1 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 695 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 13.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.3% of renter households in 2015.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.74x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105701?
Census tract 48439105701 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48439105701?
Median gross rent is $1,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105701?
9.6% of residents in tract 48439105701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,423.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 37th, minority 71th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 48439105701 considered part of Wedgwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48439105701 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439105701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 695 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439105701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.11% of renter households, peaking at 17.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.74× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48439105701 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105701 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Worth at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Worth eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fort Worth
Top eight tracts in Fort Worth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48439105201
5.8
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48439106520
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105207
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105902
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439104504
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439104505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439105204
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439100505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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