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Neighborhood · Arlington, TX

Arlington Lakeside Eviction Risk: Lower

7 census tracts · pop 31,990 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10 · range 3–5.2

Arlington Lakeside spans 7 census tracts of Arlington, TX and houses 31,990 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Arlington baseline of 34.7%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.2. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.4/10.

At $1,188 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Arlington commands. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. Court records carry 9,808 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 34.6% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 9.9% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Arlington, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Ambercrest and Fox Run score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $76,305, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
7 tracts · population-weighted
Arlington Lakeside vs Arlington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.8% +55%
Arlington: 34.7%
Average gross rent
$1,188 -19%
Arlington: $1,470
Average HH income
$76,305 +4%
Arlington: $73,519
Poverty rate
14.5% +11%
Arlington: 13.1%
Renter share
50.0% +9%
Arlington: 45.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Arlington Lakeside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 3–5.2

Why Arlington Lakeside scores 3.9

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 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–5.5 across tracts
4.4
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 1.0–8.0 across tracts
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–3.0 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
50% renter households · Range 2.0–8.1 across tracts
3.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–7.0 across tracts
3.4
Economic stress
14.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts
3.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–5.0 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Arlington Lakeside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Arlington Lakeside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.9Arlington LakesideNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Arlington Lakeside?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 2.2 points from 3 to 5.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

7 tracts in Arlington Lakeside

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48439111506 5.2 6,185 60% $1,227
48439121614 4.8 3,572 49% $1,186
48439122500 4.4 4,306 49% $1,367
48439106514 3.5 5,655 54% $1,363
48439111505 3 4,903 35% $1,314
48439121613 3 4,551 45% $1,347
48439121612 3 2,818 100% ,
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 60%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Arlington Lakeside

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 9,808Total filings (sum)
  • 12.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.6%Peak year (2014)
  • 10.44%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 4,339Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.4Avg monthly observed
  • 11.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.85×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Arlington Lakeside

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Arlington Lakeside?

Arlington Lakeside scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Arlington Lakeside compare to Arlington overall?

Arlington Lakeside scores 0.5 points higher than Arlington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,188 vs $1,470.
Q3

What is the average rent in Arlington Lakeside?

Average gross rent in Arlington eviction risk Lakeside is $1,188/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Arlington Lakeside residents are renters?

50% of Arlington Lakeside households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 31,990 residents.
Q5

Is Arlington Lakeside a high social-vulnerability area?

Arlington Lakeside sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Arlington Lakeside have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Arlington Lakeside is census tract 48439111506 (score 5.2/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Arlington Lakeside for landlords?

Arlington eviction risk Lakeside carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Arlington as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Arlington Lakeside?

Arlington Lakeside has 31,804 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.1%), Hispanic / Latino (26.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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