3 census tracts · pop 8,316 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Kensington Place takes in 2 census tracts of Plano, TX, population 5,083. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Plano rate of 27.6%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $2,367, 29% above the Plano average of $1,841.
The voucher gap is 25.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 185 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 5.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 17.6% in 2018 against a 5.3% peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Plano, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Robin's Place and The Legends. Against average income of $152,381, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington Place vs PlanoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kensington Place
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
185Total filings (sum)
5.71%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2009)
12.36%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Kensington Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington Place?
Kensington Place scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Kensington Place compare to Plano overall?
Kensington Place scores 0.2 points lower than Plano overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,271 vs $1,841.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kensington Place?
Average gross rent in Kensington Place is $2,271/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kensington Place residents are renters?
34% of Kensington Place households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Plano). The neighborhood has 8,316 residents.
Q5
Is Kensington Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington Place sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Kensington Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kensington Place is census tract 48085031647 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Kensington Place for landlords?
Kensington Place carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Plano as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington Place?
Kensington Place has 8,229 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
