7 census tracts · pop 17,945 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3.1–5.6
University Place takes in 6 census tracts of Dallas, TX, population 15,066. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 30.9% citywide, putting University Place 19.6% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.1 to 5.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.2/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,240 across 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 107.7% of renter households. At $1,635 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Dallas commands. The most recent observed rate, 3.6% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Dallas, it ranks #11 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Hi Line and Vickery Meadows score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $66,825.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 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
4.4
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
University Place vs DallasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in University Place
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
148Total filings (sum)
2.83%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2016)
3.54%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
141Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).
Frequently asked
About University Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Place?
University Place scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 University Place compare to Dallas overall?
University Place scores 0.7 points higher than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,553 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Place?
Average gross rent in University Place is $1,553/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Place residents are renters?
71% of University Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 17,945 residents.
Q5
Is University Place a high social-vulnerability area?
University Place sits in the 39th 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 University Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in University Place is census tract 48085031813 (score 5.6/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 5.6, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is University Place for landlords?
University Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of University Place?
University Place has 19,307 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (26.6%), Hispanic / Latino (16.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
