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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

San Benito Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061011500 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,705

48061011500 is a census tract in San Benito, TX. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. Against Cameron County at 42.8%, roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 12% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,583
Renter share35.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate29.7%
Median income$41,307

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 9 tracts In San Benito
High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#375 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1327, -97.6251 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Benito scores 5.2

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
29.7% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$858 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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.
San Benito risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0115004.0San Benitoparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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)

  • 88Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak (2018)
  • 37Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48061011500
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Benito

Adults with no health insurance runs 37.2% against 11.3% nationally. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes it up most is housing-court posture at 8.8/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

It sits 1.3 points above the Cameron County average of 3.9. Court records carry 88 eviction filings across 3 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2018 at 4.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011500?

Census tract 48061011500 in San Benito scores 5.2/10 (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 48061011500?

Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011500?

29.7% of residents in tract 48061011500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,705.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 96th, minority 96th, housing 85th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061011500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 88 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061011500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.27% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48061011500 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061011500 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of San Benito at 4/10. 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.

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