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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Los Cuates South Colonia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061013308 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,446 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 48061013308 sits in Los Cuates South Colonia in Brownsville eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $956 a month while the average household earns $39,561 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 12% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units885
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$39,561

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Los Cuates South Colonia
Very High
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Elevated
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#166 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.8855, -97.4460 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Cuates South Colonia scores 6.4

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
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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.
Los Cuates South Colonia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 013308Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 30Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2016)
  • 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610133082015: 11 filings (7.19/100 renter HHs)2016: 17 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)2018: 2 filings (0.71/100 renter HHs)
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

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 30 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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 48061013308

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013308?

Census tract 48061013308 in the Los Cuates South Colonia neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 48061013308?

Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013308?

34.4% of residents in tract 48061013308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,446.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013308?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 88th, minority 97th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013308 considered part of Los Cuates South Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013308 fall within Los Cuates South Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013308?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013308 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013308 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013308 scores 6.4/10, 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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