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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Southwood Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate , College Station

Tract 48041001801 · Brazos, TX · pop 5,479 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 48041001801 covers the Southwood Valley neighborhood of College Station in Texas. Home to 5,479 residents, it scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #58,283 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,099 monthly, set against $59,258 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 19% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,673
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate22.4%
Median income$59,258

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Southwood Valley
Very High
Within parent city
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 33 tracts In College Station
Moderate
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 63 tracts In Brazos
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,216 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across College Station and the region

Centroid at 30.5898, -96.2980 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southwood Valley scores 5.5

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
22.4% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,099 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 Southwood Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southwood Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 001801College Station: 3.03.0College Stationparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 35Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 1.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2007)
  • 25Filings in 2007 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southwood Valley. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southwood Valley

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 35 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2007.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48041001801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48041001801?

Census tract 48041001801 in the Southwood Valley neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 48041001801?

Median gross rent is $1,099/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48041001801?

22.4% of residents in tract 48041001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,479.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48041001801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 5th, minority 49th, housing 10th.
Q5

Is tract 48041001801 considered part of Southwood Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48041001801 fall within Southwood Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48041001801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 48041001801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.56% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48041001801 compare to College Station overall?

Tract 48041001801 scores 5.5/10, 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.

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