North Texas Eviction Project
The North Texas Eviction Project (NTEP) makes local eviction data accessible and actionable so that frontline providers, government and agency staff, and policymakers can activate upstream eviction solutions to keep families securely housed.
NTEP features eviction filing and demographic data for Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Tarrant Counties. Data is currently accessible for eviction filings only: case outcomes are not yet available. NTEP provides a geography-based summary of eviction filing data and does not include individual case details, such as plaintiff or defendant names.
Some geographies may have more or less data available. For example, Dallas County data begins in 2017, but Collin and Denton begin in 2019, and Tarrant begins in 2020. Only Dallas County has median filing amount data available.
Dallas County data is provided by Dallas County. Denton, Collin, and Tarrant County data is provided by our friends at January Advisors, a Houston-based data science group.
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2024 Evictions in Dallas County: Understanding Filings, Outcomes, and Displacement
CPAL examines eviction cases in Dallas County in 2024, including record-high filings, varying courtroom outcomes, citation service methods, and the households ultimately
- In 2024, landlords filed 50,117 evictions in Dallas County – 200 per business day — the highest level in 25 years of available data.
- Across Dallas County in 2024, 52% of eviction cases favored the landlord, and 48% favored the tenant. However, case outcomes, especially in contested cases, varied by Justice of the Peace court.
- Ultimately, 17% of eviction cases ended with the execution of a writ of possession, meaning the tenants and their belongings were physically removed from the rental unit.
Housing Stability for School Success Toolkit
This framework has been piloted with DISD since 2021-22 on two elementary campuses working with district administrators.
- This toolkit was designed to equip school district staff to implement family-centered interventions for families that may be at risk of or currently experiencing a housing-related issue.
- The toolkit includes open-source resources (e.g., family enrollment postcards) and data tools that can be adapted by local school districts and nonprofit organizations working with housing insecure families.
How Big Data Turned an Empty South Dallas Lot Into a Vibrant Plaza
Alongside community partners, CPAL transformed an empty parking lot into a vibrant plaza and place of positivity.
- These efforts are aligned with the work of sociologist Patrick Sharkey whose research shows that community organizations–alongside positive activities–can significantly reduce violent crime in their neighborhoods.
- In 2019, the Malcolm X & Marburg area was the epicenter of violent crime in DPD’s southeast patrol division. By 2021, this area had dropped from the highest risk cell in the patrol division to the 463rd.