1 census tracts · pop 8,300 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Firefly maps to a single census tract in Frisco, TX, population 8,300. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 28.1% citywide, putting Firefly 27.8% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 242 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 11.4% of renter households.
At $1,882 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Frisco commands. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Frisco, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 1.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, The T's and The Grove Frisco score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Firefly vs FriscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Firefly
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
242Total filings (sum)
5.30%Avg annual filing rate
11.4%Peak year (2018)
11.38%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Firefly
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Firefly?
Firefly scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Firefly compare to Frisco overall?
Firefly scores 0.2 points lower than Frisco overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,882 vs $2,014.
Q3
What is the average rent in Firefly?
Average gross rent in Firefly is $1,882/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Firefly residents are renters?
30% of Firefly households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Frisco). The neighborhood has 8,300 residents.
Q5
Is Firefly a high social-vulnerability area?
Firefly sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Firefly for landlords?
Firefly carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Frisco as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Firefly?
Firefly has 10,094 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (27.8%), Hispanic / Latino (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
