Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Lancaster Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48113016802 · Dallas, TX · pop 5,094 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Lancaster
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48113016802 (Lancaster, Texas) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,927 a month against an average household income of $86,023 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,968
Renter share8.0%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$86,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lancaster and the region
Centroid at 32.5702, -96.7779 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lancaster scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lancaster
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,927 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lancaster
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lancaster
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lancaster
7.8
How Lancaster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
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)
- 517Total filings over 18 yrs
- 19.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.6%Peak (2008)
- 28Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 180% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 251Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.46×Ratio to baseline
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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lancaster
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lancaster, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.46x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 517 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 19.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 38.6% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113016802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113016802?
Census tract 48113016802 in Lancaster scores 4.1/10 (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 48113016802?
Median gross rent is $1,927/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113016802?
17.3% of residents in tract 48113016802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,094.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113016802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 51th, minority 88th, housing 11th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113016802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 517 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113016802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.43% of renter households, peaking at 38.6% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48113016802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.46× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48113016802 compare to Lancaster overall?
Tract 48113016802 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lancaster at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lancaster; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lancaster
Top eight tracts in Lancaster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
Millbrook East
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48113016803
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48113016709
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48113016704
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Millbrook East
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Millbrook East
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Millbrook East
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48113016708
2.4
/ 10 · Low
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