Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Lindale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48423001408 · Smith, TX · pop 3,469 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Lindale
Lindale in Smith County is where census tract 48423001408 sits, home to 3,469 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #77,105 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 12% of renter households, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $993 monthly, set against $70,484 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units928
Renter share17.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$70,484
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lindale and the region
Centroid at 32.4433, -95.4393 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lindale scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lindale
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lindale
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lindale
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lindale
5.6
How Lindale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lindale
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 5.6/10. 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 Lindale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Smith County average of 4.4 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48423001408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423001408?
Census tract 48423001408 in Lindale scores 2.8/10 (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 48423001408?
Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48423001408?
5.6% of residents in tract 48423001408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,469.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48423001408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 37th, minority 39th, housing 26th.
Q5
How does tract 48423001408 compare to Lindale overall?
Tract 48423001408 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lindale at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lindale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lindale
Top eight tracts in Lindale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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