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Los Puentes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brownsville

Tract 48061012800 · Cameron, TX · pop 4,985 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 48061012800 belongs to the Los Puentes neighborhood of Brownsville, Texas. It is home to 4,985 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 17% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $742 a month while the average household earns $36,657 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 20% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,519
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$36,657

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Los Puentes
Moderate
Within parent city
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Low
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#64 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Moderate
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#976 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9160, -97.5285 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Puentes scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$742 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Los Puentes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Los Puentes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 012800Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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)

  • 53Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2016)
  • 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610128002015: 18 filings (3.15/100 renter HHs)2016: 32 filings (7.53/100 renter HHs)2018: 3 filings (0.71/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Los Puentes

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 Brownsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 92nd 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 53 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061012800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012800?

Census tract 48061012800 in the Los Puentes neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 48061012800?

Median gross rent is $742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012800?

19.9% of residents in tract 48061012800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,985.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 100th, minority 95th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 48061012800 considered part of Los Puentes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061012800 fall within Los Puentes (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061012800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 53 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061012800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.80% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061012800 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012800 scores 5.7/10, 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.

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