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

San Benito Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061011702 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,833

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 48061011702 in San Benito, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,833. 21% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Cameron County average of 42.8%.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 26% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units976

Renter share32.5%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate48.0%

Median income$40,378

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1354, -97.6435 · 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

48.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

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: 89

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

86%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Benito

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 46.7% against 11.3% nationally.

The poverty rate is 48%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.8/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. Disability prevalence runs 47.2% against 31.5% nationally.

Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.1/10.

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 48061011702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011702?

Census tract 48061011702 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.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011702?

48.0% of residents in tract 48061011702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,833.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 92th, minority 100th, housing 61th.

How does tract 48061011702 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061011702 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.