Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

San Benito Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061011402 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,770 · 39% of tract blocks fall in San Benito

Census tract 48061011402 sits in San Benito in Cameron County, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #77,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 5% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units924

Renter share5.4%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate13.9%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1755, -97.6196 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Benito scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Benito

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Benito

8.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Benito

6.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Benito

8.8

How San Benito compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

75%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Benito

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Benito, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cameron County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 66th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011402?

Census tract 48061011402 in San Benito scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011402?

13.9% of residents in tract 48061011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,770.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 96th, minority 89th, housing 7th.

How does tract 48061011402 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061011402 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of San Benito at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Benito; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Benito

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