7 census tracts · pop 26,653 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–5.1
Lake Highlands takes in 7 census tracts of Dallas, TX and houses 26,653 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs about half against 30.9% citywide, putting Lake Highlands 20.2% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Filings are well documented here: 8,997 across 4 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 49.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 10.2% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Dallas, it ranks #26 by risk, the lower third.
Against average income of $111,758, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,468, close to the Dallas average.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
7 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Highlands vs DallasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Highlands
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,997Total filings (sum)
14.83%Avg annual filing rate
49.2%Peak year (2015)
10.24%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,726Total filings 2020-21
7.4Avg monthly observed
5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.36×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).
Frequently asked
About Lake Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Highlands?
Lake Highlands scores 3.5/10 (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.
Q2
How does Lake Highlands compare to Dallas overall?
Lake Highlands scores 0.2 points lower than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,468 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Highlands?
Average gross rent in Lake Highlands is $1,468/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Highlands residents are renters?
38% of Lake Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 26,653 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Highlands sits in the 42nd 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 Lake Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lake Highlands is census tract 48113007835 (score 5.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Lake Highlands for landlords?
Lake Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lake Highlands?
Lake Highlands has 27,481 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.2%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
