Neighborhood · Dallas, TX

Knox Eviction Risk: Lower

7 census tracts · pop 18,433 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Knox is a 7-tract neighborhood of Dallas, TX and houses 18,433 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,243, 52% above the Dallas average of $1,472.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The voucher gap is 19.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.6/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 33% of renter households.

Filings are well documented here: 139 across 3 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.

The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 3.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.

That places it #32 of 36 neighborhoods in Dallas. Against average income of $181,069, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

The 7 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Lower

7 tracts · population-weighted

Knox vs Dallas How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

33.4% +8%

Dallas: 30.9%

Average gross rent

$2,243 +52%

Dallas: $1,472

Average HH income

$181,069 +167%

Dallas: $67,760

Poverty rate

5.7% -67%

Dallas: 17.2%

Renter share

44.2% -23%

Dallas: 57.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knox and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 3–3

Why Knox scores 3

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 6.0–6.9 across tracts

6.4

Rent control risk

33% of income on rent · Range 1.0–4.3 across tracts

2.6

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.2–4.0 across tracts

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

44% renter households · Range 3.3–4.5 across tracts

3.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–4.0 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

5.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.9 across tracts

1.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–10.0 across tracts

6.5

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Knox?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 3 to 3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Knox

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48113019800	3	4,854	35%	$3,150
48113000703	3	2,940	41%	$2,142
48113000901	3	2,426	21%	$1,887
48113019600	3	2,419	34%	$1,444
48113000705	3	2,204	39%	$2,289
48113000706	3	2,023	29%	$2,238
48113019700	3	1,567	30%	$1,350

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 7

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 17%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 15%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 24%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Knox

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

139Total filings (sum)
1.60%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2011)
1.16%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

489Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Knox

What is the eviction-risk score for Knox?

Knox scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 7 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.

How does Knox compare to Dallas overall?

Knox scores 0.7 points lower than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,243 vs $1,472.

What is the average rent in Knox?

Average gross rent in Knox is $2,243/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Knox residents are renters?

44% of Knox households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 18,433 residents.

Is Knox a high social-vulnerability area?

Knox sits in the 7th 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.

Which tracts in Knox have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Knox is census tract 48113019800 (score 3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Knox for landlords?

Knox carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Knox?

Knox has 18,740 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Knox

3.4 Oak Lawn 12 tracts · pop 29,318 3 Lower Greenville 4 tracts · pop 12,468 3.9 Roseland Neighborhood 5 tracts · pop 14,489 3.3 Lowest Greenville 4 tracts · pop 10,893 3.3 The Village 13 tracts · pop 37,493 3.2 Roseland Commmunity 3 tracts · pop 8,275

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Dallas

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Knox.

3 Lakewood 2 tracts · pop 11,310 3 Lower Greenville 4 tracts · pop 12,468 3 West End Historic District 2 tracts · pop 6,462 3 Prestonwood 7 tracts · pop 29,065 3 Harwood District 3 tracts · pop 11,566 3.2 Roseland Commmunity 3 tracts · pop 8,275

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