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Neighborhood · Dallas, TX

Bonton Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 12,526 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Bonton takes in 2 census tracts of Dallas, TX, population 12,526. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Cost burden runs 58% against 30.9% citywide, putting Bonton 27.3% over its own city. Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Running hot is economic stress at 8.6/10.

At $1,164 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of Dallas commands. That places it #1 of 36 neighborhoods in Dallas.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bonton vs Dallas How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.2% +88%
Dallas: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,164 -21%
Dallas: $1,472
Average HH income
$32,214 -52%
Dallas: $67,760
Poverty rate
36.1% +110%
Dallas: 17.2%
Renter share
51.5% -11%
Dallas: 57.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bonton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Bonton scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
52% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
36.1% below poverty line · Range 7.7–10.0 across tracts
8.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.5 across tracts
1.3
Risk score comparison

Bonton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bonton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Bonton: 5.15.1BontonNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Bonton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48113020800 5.1 7,874 54% $1,220
48113021100 5.1 4,652 65% $1,070
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bonton

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,760Total filings 2020-21
  • 12.7Avg monthly observed
  • 15.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.81×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).

Frequently asked

About Bonton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bonton?

Bonton scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Bonton compare to Dallas overall?

Bonton scores 1.4 points higher than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,164 vs $1,472.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bonton?

Average gross rent in Bonton is $1,164/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bonton residents are renters?

52% of Bonton households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 12,526 residents.
Q5

Is Bonton a high social-vulnerability area?

Bonton sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Bonton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bonton is census tract 48113020800 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Bonton for landlords?

Bonton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dallas as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bonton?

Bonton has 12,211 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (51.7%), Hispanic / Latino (41.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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