Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Park West Eviction Risk: Elevated , College Station

Tract 48041001608 · Brazos, TX · pop 2,167 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Park West area of College Station anchors census tract 48041001608, which lands at 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #55,576 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $785 a month while the average household earns $28,333 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 42% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units874

Renter share68.8%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate52.8%

Median income$28,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across College Station and the region

Centroid at 30.6056, -96.3300 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park West scores 6.5

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

52.8% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$785 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Park West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

92%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Park West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park West

The heaviest input here 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 about the same as the Brazos County average of 5.1 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th 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 48041001608

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48041001608?

Census tract 48041001608 in the Park West neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 48041001608?

Median gross rent is $785/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48041001608?

52.8% of residents in tract 48041001608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,167.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48041001608?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 49th.

Is tract 48041001608 considered part of Park West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48041001608 fall within Park West (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48041001608 compare to College Station overall?

Tract 48041001608 scores 6.5/10, 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.