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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Bluff View Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownwood

Tract 48049950600 · Brown, TX · pop 2,656 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In Bluff View in Brownwood, census tract 48049950600 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,893 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $731 a month while the average household earns $19,915 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 19% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,078
Renter share65.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate45.3%
Median income$19,915

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Bluff View
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Brownwood
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 13 tracts In Brown
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#166 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownwood and the region

Centroid at 31.7302, -98.9951 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bluff View scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brownwood
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.4
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
45.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$731 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brownwood
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brownwood
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brownwood
7.9

How Bluff View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bluff View risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 950600Brownwood: 2.62.6Brownwoodparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bluff View. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bluff View

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 Brownwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brown County average of 4.5 and above 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 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48049950600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48049950600?

Census tract 48049950600 in the Bluff View neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48049950600?

Median gross rent is $731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48049950600?

45.3% of residents in tract 48049950600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,656.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48049950600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 90th, minority 49th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 48049950600 considered part of Bluff View?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48049950600 fall within Bluff View (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48049950600 compare to Brownwood overall?

Tract 48049950600 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Brownwood at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brownwood

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

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