In 2024, landlords filed more than a million evictions in the 30+ cities and 10 states we monitor. While some jurisdictions showed progress, others revealed concerning trends. We’re sounding the alarm in several cities. Learn more in our 2024 report: evictionlab.org/ets-report-2…

Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2024

The days of emergency rental assistance and eviction protections are long gone. Now, our data show that landlords are filing evictions at nearly the same levels as before 2020.

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The days when rent assistance and the COVID-19 moratoria kept evictions low are long gone. Last year, eviction filing activity saw a small drop compared to 2023, but in most of the locations we track, the numbers were as high or higher than in pre-pandemic years.
Eviction filings across the sites we monitor, compared to historical averages.

ALT Eviction filings across the sites we monitor, compared to historical averages.

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In the cities we have data for, there were almost 8 eviction filings for every 100 renter households during 2024. But eviction trends varied a lot when analyzing the data city to city and state to state.
Cities with the highest eviction rates include Richmond, Memphis, Charleston, Phoenix, Indianapolis and Las Vegas.

ALT Cities with the highest eviction rates include Richmond, Memphis, Charleston, Phoenix, Indianapolis and Las Vegas.

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Nine of the 35 cities in the Eviction Tracking System had filing rates above 10% in 2024, meaning at least one eviction filing for every ten renter households. In Phoenix, Arizona, landlords filed a record-breaking 86,946 evictions in 2024.
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Many of the largest increases we saw last year occurred in fast-growing areas, particularly in the Sunbelt. Houston, Las Vegas, and Tampa joined Phoenix with similar trends in 2024.
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But not all is grim. When cities took concrete steps to improve tenant protections, we saw evictions decrease. New York City and Philadelphia instituted these kinds of policies, and their numbers have remained low.
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As we have seen in previous research, most landlords rarely evict; filings are actually concentrated in just a few buildings. In cities like Las Vegas, Charleston, and Albuquerque just  100 buildings are responsible for more than a third of all evictions.
Concentration of eviction filings in the top 100 buildings.

ALT Concentration of eviction filings in the top 100 buildings.

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Evictions also disproportionately target specific renters. As our previous work has shown, Black renters, households with children, and women remain the main targets of eviction cases.
Disproportionate impact of evictions among Black renters.

ALT Disproportionate impact of evictions among Black renters.

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In our fourth year of providing a round-up of eviction activity, we hope our tracker provides cities with the insight they need to act. Evictions have increased across the United States, but with the right policy response, they don’t have to.
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