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Neighborhood · The Colony, TX

Legend Trails Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 5,533 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10 · range 3.6–3.7

Legend Trails takes in 2 census tracts of The Colony, TX, population 5,533. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.

Against a The Colony baseline of 26.7%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10. For a like-for-like read, The W's and Legend Crest score within a fraction of it.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,972, close to the The Colony average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $104,310. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Legend Trails vs The Colony How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
36.5% +37%
The Colony: 26.7%
Average gross rent
$1,972 +1%
The Colony: $1,958
Average HH income
$104,310 -6%
The Colony: $111,090
Poverty rate
2.7% -61%
The Colony: 6.9%
Renter share
57.7% +43%
The Colony: 40.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Legend Trails and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.6–3.7

Why Legend Trails scores 3.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
58% renter households · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Economic stress
2.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–6.1 across tracts
5.4
Risk score comparison

Legend Trails vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Legend Trails score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Legend Trails: 3.63.6Legend TrailsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Legend Trails

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48121021655 3.7 2,272 26% $1,790
48121021530 3.6 3,261 44% $2,098
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 33%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 24%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Legend Trails

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 577Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.4Avg monthly observed
  • 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.45×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth, TX).

Frequently asked

About Legend Trails

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Legend Trails?

Legend Trails scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Legend Trails compare to The Colony overall?

Legend Trails scores 0.4 points lower than The Colony overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,972 vs $1,958.
Q3

What is the average rent in Legend Trails?

Average gross rent in Legend Trails is $1,972/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Legend Trails residents are renters?

58% of Legend Trails households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in The Colony). The neighborhood has 5,533 residents.
Q5

Is Legend Trails a high social-vulnerability area?

Legend Trails sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Legend Trails have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Legend Trails is census tract 48121021655 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 3.7, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Legend Trails for landlords?

Legend Trails carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to The Colony as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Legend Trails?

Legend Trails has 5,457 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.7%), Hispanic / Latino (19.5%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Legend Trails

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside The Colony

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Legend Trails.

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