Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48061012700 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,668 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Brownsville
The Lower-tier score of 3.9/10 for census tract 48061012700 reflects conditions in Brownsville, Texas. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $979 a month against an average household income of $50,588 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,254
Renter share30.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$50,588
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brownsville and the region
Centroid at 25.9786, -97.2581 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brownsville scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brownsville
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brownsville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brownsville
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brownsville
3.5
How Brownsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
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)
- 44Total filings over 3 yrs
- 3.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2016)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brownsville
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 Brownsville eviction risk, 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 88th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 44 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2016.
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 48061012700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012700?
Census tract 48061012700 in Brownsville scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48061012700?
Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012700?
18.2% of residents in tract 48061012700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 87th, minority 98th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061012700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061012700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.91% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 48061012700 compare to Brownsville overall?
Tract 48061012700 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brownsville
Top eight tracts in Brownsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
Riverside
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48061013401
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Southmost
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48061013106
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Southmost
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Southmost
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Jaime Lake Colonia
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48061012512
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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