Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Surfside Beach Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48039664200 · Brazoria, TX · pop 2,073 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Surfside Beach
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48039664200 in Surfside Beach in Brazoria County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,073 residents. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,181 a month against an average household income of $70,417 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,112
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$70,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Surfside Beach and the region
Centroid at 29.0074, -95.3525 · click any tract to drill in
Why Surfside Beach scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Surfside Beach
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Surfside Beach
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Surfside Beach
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Surfside Beach
4.0
How Surfside Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Surfside Beach
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.4/10. 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 Surfside Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brazoria County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48039664200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039664200?
Census tract 48039664200 in Surfside Beach scores 3/10 (Lower 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 48039664200?
Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48039664200?
14.3% of residents in tract 48039664200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,073.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48039664200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 73th, minority 46th, housing 51th.
Q5
How does tract 48039664200 compare to Surfside Beach overall?
Tract 48039664200 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Surfside Beach at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Surfside Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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