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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Rockwall Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48397040503 · Rockwall, TX · pop 6,373 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Rockwall

Eviction risk in Rockwall in Rockwall County centers on tract 48397040503, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,373 residents. On the national scale it ranks #58,497 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,962 a month while the average household earns $77,922 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 12% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,971
Renter share22.3%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$77,922

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Rockwall
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 29 tracts In Rockwall
Very High
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#5,580 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockwall and the region

Centroid at 32.8868, -96.4455 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rockwall scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockwall
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,962 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockwall
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockwall
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockwall
4.4

How Rockwall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rockwall risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 040503Rockwall: 2.22.2Rockwallparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 13Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2006)
  • 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rockwall

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Rockwall, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Rockwall County average of 4.4 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 65th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48397040503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48397040503?

Census tract 48397040503 in Rockwall scores 2.4/10 (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 48397040503?

Median gross rent is $1,962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48397040503?

7.3% of residents in tract 48397040503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,373.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48397040503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 65th, minority 68th, housing 63th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48397040503?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 48397040503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.51% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48397040503 compare to Rockwall overall?

Tract 48397040503 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Rockwall at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockwall; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rockwall

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

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