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Neighborhood · Arlington, TX

Western Trails Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,412 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Western Trails is a one-tract neighborhood of Arlington, TX and houses 4,412 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,112, 44% above the Arlington average of $1,470.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.

The voucher gap is 23.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Cost burden runs around a third against 34.7% citywide, putting Western Trails 4.3% under its own city.

9% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Arlington, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.

At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Webb and La Frontera 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. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $102,697.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Western Trails vs Arlington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
30.4% -12%
Arlington: 34.7%
Average gross rent
$2,112 +44%
Arlington: $1,470
Average HH income
$102,697 +40%
Arlington: $73,519
Poverty rate
3.4% -74%
Arlington: 13.1%
Renter share
15.4% -66%
Arlington: 45.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Western Trails and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Western Trails scores 3

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 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
30% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
15% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
3.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Western Trails score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Western TrailsNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Western Trails

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48439111561 3 4,412 30% $2,112
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 42%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 80%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Western Trails

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 91Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.2Avg monthly observed
  • 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.32×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Western Trails

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Western Trails?

Western Trails scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Western Trails compare to Arlington overall?

Western Trails scores 0.4 points lower than Arlington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,112 vs $1,470.
Q3

What is the average rent in Western Trails?

Average gross rent in Western Trails is $2,112/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Western Trails residents are renters?

15% of Western Trails households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 4,412 residents.
Q5

Is Western Trails a high social-vulnerability area?

Western Trails sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Western Trails for landlords?

Western Trails carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Western Trails?

Western Trails has 4,555 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (36.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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