Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Swiss Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Dallas
Tract 48113001204 ·
Dallas, TX · pop 2,095 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Here is how census tract 48113001204, in the Swiss Avenue Historic District area of Dallas eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,095. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,885 monthly, set against $62,782 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 12%Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units662
Renter share47.1%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$62,782
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33th percentile
#5 of 7 tracts In Swiss Avenue Historic District
Low
Within parent city
34th percentile
#231 of 348 tracts In Dallas
Low
Within county
52th percentile
#308 of 645 tracts In Dallas
Moderate
Within state
51th percentile
#3,399 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 32.7987, -96.7484 · click any tract to drill in
Why Swiss Avenue Historic District scores 3.9
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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,885 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Swiss Avenue Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
93%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
199Total filings over 18 yrs
3.49%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak (2002)
10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2017
Filings climbed 67% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
43Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly (observed)
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.34×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Swiss Avenue Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What drives eviction risk in Swiss Avenue Historic District
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dallas eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Dallas County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 61st 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113001204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113001204?
Census tract 48113001204 in the Swiss Avenue Historic District neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 48113001204?
Median gross rent is $1,885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113001204?
2.9% of residents in tract 48113001204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,095.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113001204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 26th, minority 92th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 48113001204 considered part of Swiss Avenue Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113001204 fall within Swiss Avenue Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113001204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 199 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113001204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.49% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48113001204 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.34× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48113001204 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113001204 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 2.7/10. 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.
Q9
Was tract 48113001204 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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