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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

Los Ebanos Eviction Risk: Lower , Brownsville

Tract 48061013004 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,202 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

48061013004 is a census tract in the Los Ebanos area of Brownsville, TX. It scores 3.2/10 for landlords. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 16% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units779
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$47,232

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Los Ebanos
Moderate
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Low
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#84 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Low
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4,107 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9279, -97.5003 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Ebanos scores 3.2

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
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,040 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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 Ebanos compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Los Ebanos risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.2This tracttract 0130043.4Brownsvilleparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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)

  • 34Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2016)
  • 7Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48061013004
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Los Ebanos. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Los Ebanos

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 31.1% against 11.3% nationally. Against Cameron County at 42.8%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 filings here across 3 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,040, 13% above the Brownsville average. Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 3.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 8.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013004?

Census tract 48061013004 in the Los Ebanos neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 48061013004?

Median gross rent is $1,040/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013004?

18.2% of residents in tract 48061013004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,202.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 73th, minority 91th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013004 considered part of Los Ebanos?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013004 fall within Los Ebanos (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013004?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.83% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013004 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013004 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Brownsville at 3.4/10. 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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