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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Sanger Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48121020207 · Denton, TX · pop 3,443 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Sanger

Sanger is where census tract 48121020207 sits, home to 3,443 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,371 monthly, set against $94,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 7% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,235
Renter share15.8%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$94,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Sanger
Very High
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#66 of 193 tracts In Denton
Elevated
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#5,833 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanger and the region

Centroid at 33.3307, -97.2065 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanger scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sanger
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,371 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sanger
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sanger
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sanger
5.4

How Sanger compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sanger risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 020207Sanger: 2.22.2Sangerparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 93Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2023-02-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 4 filings (16.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-02-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-06-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-05-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Worth, 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 Sanger

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Sanger, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Denton County average of 5.0 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 1.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48121020207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48121020207?

Census tract 48121020207 in Sanger scores 2.2/10 (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 48121020207?

Median gross rent is $1,371/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48121020207?

7.9% of residents in tract 48121020207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,443.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48121020207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 8th, minority 26th, housing 28th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 48121020207 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6

How does tract 48121020207 compare to Sanger overall?

Tract 48121020207 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Sanger at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanger; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sanger

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

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