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North Lake Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dallas

Tract 48113019019 · Dallas, TX · pop 7,477 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 48113019019 covers part of the North Lake Highlands area of Dallas, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Against Dallas County at 47.9%, 71% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 21% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,567
Renter share72.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate28.2%
Median income$45,809

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In North Lake Highlands
Elevated
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#66 of 348 tracts In Dallas
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#82 of 645 tracts In Dallas
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dallas and the region

Centroid at 32.9124, -96.7117 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Lake Highlands scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dallas
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
28.2% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,163 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dallas
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dallas
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dallas
3.0

How North Lake Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Lake Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 019019Dallas: 3.73.7Dallasparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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)

  • 3,805Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 11.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.1%Peak (2005)
  • 236Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481130190192000: 105 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2001: 117 filings (6.24/100 renter HHs)2002: 165 filings (8.80/100 renter HHs)2003: 287 filings (15.31/100 renter HHs)2004: 343 filings (18.30/100 renter HHs)2005: 423 filings (25.12/100 renter HHs)2006: 351 filings (20.84/100 renter HHs)2007: 324 filings (19.24/100 renter HHs)2008: 152 filings (9.03/100 renter HHs)2009: 123 filings (7.30/100 renter HHs)2010: 126 filings (7.57/100 renter HHs)2011: 200 filings (10.75/100 renter HHs)2012: 203 filings (10.91/100 renter HHs)2013: 187 filings (10.05/100 renter HHs)2014: 168 filings (9.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 158 filings (8.49/100 renter HHs)2016: 137 filings (6.58/100 renter HHs)2017: 236 filings (11.34/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 125% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 955Total filings 2020-21
  • 12.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 13.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.91×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 22 filings (0.89× baseline)2020-02-01: 18 filings (1.26× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 5 filings (0.31× baseline)2020-06-01: 13 filings (1.11× baseline)2020-07-01: 2 filings (0.19× baseline)2020-08-01: 11 filings (0.63× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 11 filings (0.87× baseline)2020-12-01: 5 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-01-01: 6 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-04-01: 11 filings (0.89× baseline)2021-05-01: 14 filings (0.86× baseline)2021-06-01: 8 filings (0.69× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (0.48× baseline)2021-08-01: 19 filings (1.10× baseline)2021-09-01: 15 filings (0.92× baseline)2021-10-01: 27 filings (2.03× baseline)2021-11-01: 5 filings (0.39× baseline)2021-12-01: 24 filings (1.60× baseline)2022-01-01: 22 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-02-01: 15 filings (1.05× baseline)2022-03-01: 41 filings (3.73× baseline)2022-04-01: 24 filings (1.95× baseline)2022-05-01: 9 filings (0.55× baseline)2022-06-01: 18 filings (1.54× baseline)2022-07-01: 11 filings (1.06× baseline)2022-08-01: 25 filings (1.44× baseline)2022-09-01: 10 filings (0.61× baseline)2022-10-01: 4 filings (0.30× baseline)2022-11-01: 25 filings (1.97× baseline)2022-12-01: 18 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-01-01: 17 filings (0.69× baseline)2023-02-01: 5 filings (0.35× baseline)2023-03-01: 30 filings (2.73× baseline)2023-04-01: 11 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-05-01: 18 filings (1.10× baseline)2023-06-01: 19 filings (1.63× baseline)2023-07-01: 8 filings (0.77× baseline)2023-08-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2023-09-01: 32 filings (1.96× baseline)2023-10-01: 15 filings (1.13× baseline)2023-11-01: 20 filings (1.58× baseline)2023-12-01: 10 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.08× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (0.49× baseline)2024-03-01: 11 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 28 filings (2.27× baseline)2024-05-01: 17 filings (1.04× baseline)2024-06-01: 23 filings (1.97× baseline)2024-07-01: 19 filings (1.84× baseline)2024-08-01: 15 filings (0.87× baseline)2024-09-01: 11 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-10-01: 17 filings (1.28× baseline)2024-11-01: 10 filings (0.79× baseline)2024-12-01: 12 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-01-01: 14 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-02-01: 5 filings (0.35× baseline)2025-03-01: 16 filings (1.45× baseline)2025-04-01: 6 filings (0.49× baseline)2025-05-01: 8 filings (0.49× baseline)2025-06-01: 20 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (0.19× baseline)2025-08-01: 5 filings (0.29× baseline)2025-09-01: 8 filings (0.49× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (0.45× baseline)2025-11-01: 9 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-12-01: 8 filings (0.53× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Lake Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Lake Highlands

36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.2/10.

This is renter territory: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Adults with no health insurance runs 24.0% against 11.3% nationally. It sits 1.3 points above the Dallas County average of 3.8.

Average gross rent is $1,163, 21% below the Dallas average. Court records carry 3,805 eviction filings across 18 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2005 at 25.1% of renter households.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48113019019

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113019019?

Census tract 48113019019 in the North Lake Highlands neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 48113019019?

Median gross rent is $1,163/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48113019019?

28.2% of residents in tract 48113019019 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,477.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48113019019?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 70th, minority 89th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 48113019019 considered part of North Lake Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113019019 fall within North Lake Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113019019?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,805 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113019019 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.69% of renter households, peaking at 25.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48113019019 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.91× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 48113019019 compare to Dallas overall?

Tract 48113019019 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dallas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dallas

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

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