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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Southmost Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061013306 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,547 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Eviction risk in the Southmost area of Brownsville centers on tract 48061013306, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,547 residents. On the national scale it ranks #52,614 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $941 a month while the average household earns $34,038 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 12% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units692
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate38.9%
Median income$34,038

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Southmost
Elevated
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#10 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#86 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.8952, -97.4530 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southmost scores 6.5

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
38.9% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$941 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Southmost compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southmost risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 013306Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 24Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 5.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.9%Peak (2016)
  • 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610133062015: 7 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (8.86/100 renter HHs)2018: 3 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southmost. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southmost

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.7/10. 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 above the Cameron County average of 4.5 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013306

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013306?

Census tract 48061013306 in the Southmost neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 48061013306?

Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013306?

38.9% of residents in tract 48061013306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,547.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 83th, minority 100th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013306 considered part of Southmost?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013306 fall within Southmost (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013306?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013306 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.05% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013306 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013306 scores 6.5/10, 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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