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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Kellers Corner Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brownsville

Tract 48061013206 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,510 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

With a score of 4.5/10, tract 48061013206 in the Kellers Corner Colonia area of Brownsville, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Adults with no health insurance runs 42.9% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 25% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units777
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate31.4%
Median income$43,487

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Kellers Corner Colonia
Very High
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Elevated
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#1,972 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9252, -97.4251 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kellers Corner Colonia scores 4.5

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
31.4% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$754 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Kellers Corner Colonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kellers Corner Colonia risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0132063.4Brownsvilleparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 29Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2015)
  • 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48061013206
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kellers Corner Colonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kellers Corner Colonia

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the high side, economic stress reads 7.8/10. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $754 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Brownsville commands.

Cost burden runs 38% here against 42.8% across Cameron County. The filing record is not thin: 29 evictions over 3 years of observation. Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.

The worst year on record was 2015, when 3.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013206

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013206?

Census tract 48061013206 in the Kellers Corner Colonia neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48061013206?

Median gross rent is $754/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013206?

31.4% of residents in tract 48061013206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,510.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 86th, minority 98th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013206 considered part of Kellers Corner Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013206 fall within Kellers Corner Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013206?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013206 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013206 scores 4.5/10, higher than 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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