Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Arlington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48439122801 · Tarrant, TX · pop 3,891
How risky is Arlington for landlords? Census tract 48439122801 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,173 a month while the average household earns $39,800 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 90% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,529
Renter share90.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate31.3%
Median income$39,800
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arlington and the region
Centroid at 32.7141, -97.1119 · click any tract to drill in
Why Arlington scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arlington
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.3% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,173 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington
2.5
How Arlington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
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)
- 3,967Total filings over 17 yrs
- 32.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.8%Peak (2014)
- 216Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 137% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 969Total filings 2020-21
- 12.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.16×Ratio to 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 Arlington
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Arlington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tarrant County average of 5.1 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 1.16x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,967 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 32.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.8% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439122801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439122801?
Census tract 48439122801 in Arlington scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 48439122801?
Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439122801?
31.3% of residents in tract 48439122801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439122801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 89th, minority 93th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439122801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,967 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439122801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.16% of renter households, peaking at 35.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439122801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.16× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48439122801 compare to Arlington overall?
Tract 48439122801 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Arlington at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arlington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Arlington
Top eight tracts in Arlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48439122300
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439121905
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439122401
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439122200
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Arlington Lakeside
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439122701
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439121704
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439121906
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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