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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48113016616 · Dallas, TX · pop 5,725 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Hill

Census tract 48113016616 covers Cedar Hill, home to 5,725 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,132 a month while the average household earns $89,059 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 8% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,901
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$89,059

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 11 tracts In Cedar Hill
Moderate
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#581 of 645 tracts In Dallas
Very Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#5,697 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Hill and the region

Centroid at 32.5536, -96.9460 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Hill scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cedar Hill
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,132 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cedar Hill
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cedar Hill
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cedar Hill
7.2

How Cedar Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cedar Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 016616Cedar Hill: 2.52.5Cedar Hillparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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)

  • 1,284Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 29.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.8%Peak (2010)
  • 66Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481130166162000: 36 filings (19.89/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (7.73/100 renter HHs)2002: 28 filings (15.47/100 renter HHs)2003: 45 filings (24.86/100 renter HHs)2004: 52 filings (28.73/100 renter HHs)2005: 83 filings (48.26/100 renter HHs)2006: 81 filings (47.09/100 renter HHs)2007: 68 filings (39.53/100 renter HHs)2008: 104 filings (60.47/100 renter HHs)2009: 99 filings (57.56/100 renter HHs)2010: 112 filings (31.82/100 renter HHs)2011: 110 filings (29.18/100 renter HHs)2012: 98 filings (25.99/100 renter HHs)2013: 95 filings (25.20/100 renter HHs)2014: 67 filings (17.77/100 renter HHs)2015: 66 filings (17.51/100 renter HHs)2016: 60 filings (13.45/100 renter HHs)2017: 66 filings (14.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 317Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 5.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.75×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (0.65× baseline)2020-02-01: 8 filings (1.14× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 6 filings (1.06× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.12× baseline)2020-12-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.14× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2021-04-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 3 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.32× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (0.43× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (0.43× baseline)2022-03-01: 8 filings (2.18× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (0.35× baseline)2022-06-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2022-07-01: 6 filings (1.06× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (1.11× baseline)2022-09-01: 11 filings (1.94× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (0.48× baseline)2022-12-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 6 filings (0.78× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-04-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-05-01: 4 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (0.88× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (0.47× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-10-01: 9 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-11-01: 7 filings (0.84× baseline)2023-12-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 9 filings (1.17× baseline)2024-02-01: 3 filings (0.43× baseline)2024-03-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2024-04-01: 8 filings (1.60× baseline)2024-05-01: 4 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-07-01: 9 filings (1.59× baseline)2024-08-01: 7 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-09-01: 3 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-10-01: 8 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-01-01: 9 filings (1.17× baseline)2025-02-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2025-03-01: 5 filings (1.36× baseline)2025-04-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (0.35× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 6 filings (1.06× baseline)2025-08-01: 9 filings (1.42× baseline)2025-09-01: 5 filings (0.88× baseline)2025-10-01: 4 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.12× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2026-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Hill

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cedar Hill, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.75x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48113016616

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113016616?

Census tract 48113016616 in Cedar Hill scores 2.3/10 (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 48113016616?

Median gross rent is $2,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48113016616?

6.5% of residents in tract 48113016616 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,725.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48113016616?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 49th, minority 88th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113016616?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,284 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113016616 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.18% of renter households, peaking at 31.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48113016616 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.75× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 48113016616 compare to Cedar Hill overall?

Tract 48113016616 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Cedar Hill at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Hill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cedar Hill

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

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