Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Sorority Row Eviction Risk: Elevated , College Station

Tract 48041001607 · Brazos, TX · pop 1,689 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 48041001607 covers the Sorority Row neighborhood of College Station, home to 1,689 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,097 monthly, set against $35,077 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 45% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units763

Renter share97.5%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate48.1%

Median income$35,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across College Station and the region

Centroid at 30.6138, -96.3221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sorority Row scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from College Station

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

48.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,097 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from College Station

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from College Station

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from College Station

3.0

How Sorority Row compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

90%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sorority Row. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sorority Row

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 College Station eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brazos 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd 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 48041001607

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48041001607?

Census tract 48041001607 in the Sorority Row neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48041001607?

Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48041001607?

48.1% of residents in tract 48041001607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,689.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48041001607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 16th, minority 63th, housing 67th.

Is tract 48041001607 considered part of Sorority Row?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48041001607 fall within Sorority Row (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48041001607 compare to College Station overall?

Tract 48041001607 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of College Station at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from College Station eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in College Station

Top eight tracts in College Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.