Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Los Cuates South Colonia Eviction Risk: Lower , Brownsville
Tract 48061013305 · Cameron, TX · pop 4,582 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 48061013305 sits in the Los Cuates South Colonia area of Brownsville eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. Population here is 4,582. Severe burden reaches 56%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,308
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$42,681
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brownsville and the region
Centroid at 25.8998, -97.4404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Los Cuates South Colonia scores 3.9
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
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$944 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Cuates South Colonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 70Total filings over 3 yrs
- 5.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.2%Peak (2016)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Los Cuates South Colonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Los Cuates South Colonia
Cost burden runs 60% here against 42.8% across Cameron County. Adults with no health insurance runs 43.3% against 11.3% nationally. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 24%, 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 70 filings here across 3 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2016, when 9.2% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 5.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.1/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Cameron County average of 3.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $944, close to the Brownsville average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48061013305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013305?
Census tract 48061013305 in the Los Cuates South Colonia neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 48061013305?
Median gross rent is $944/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013305?
23.5% of residents in tract 48061013305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,582.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 99th, minority 92th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 48061013305 considered part of Los Cuates South Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013305 fall within Los Cuates South Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013305?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 70 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.64% of renter households, peaking at 9.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48061013305 compare to Brownsville overall?
Tract 48061013305 scores 3.9/10, 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.
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4.8
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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