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Castlegate II Eviction Risk: Lower , College Station

Tract 48041002026 · Brazos, TX · pop 6,451 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 48041002026, in the Castlegate II neighborhood of College Station eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.6/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 6,451. That is riskier than about 6% of US census tracts.

About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,885 a month while the average household earns $149,482 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 7% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units2,205

Renter share8.7%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$149,482

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across College Station and the region

Centroid at 30.5449, -96.2876 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castlegate II scores 2.5

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

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,885 rent vs county FMR

10.0

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 Castlegate II compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

3%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
6%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castlegate II

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 below the Brazos County average of 5.1 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 6th 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.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48041002026

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48041002026?

Census tract 48041002026 in the Castlegate II neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48041002026?

Median gross rent is $1,885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48041002026?

1.7% of residents in tract 48041002026 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,451.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48041002026?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 34th, minority 59th, housing 6th.

Is tract 48041002026 considered part of Castlegate II?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48041002026 fall within Castlegate II (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48041002026 compare to College Station overall?

Tract 48041002026 scores 2.5/10, lower 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.