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

Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061013700 · Cameron, TX · pop 4,114 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48061013700 (Riverside in Brownsville, Texas) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $740 monthly, set against $34,732 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 39% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,160
Renter share71.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate47.6%
Median income$34,732

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Riverside
Elevated
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#7 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 25.9114, -97.5097 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside 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
47.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$740 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Riverside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 013700Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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)

  • 25Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak (2016)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610137002015: 7 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2018: 4 filings (0.57/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 about the same as 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 25 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th 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 48061013700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013700?

Census tract 48061013700 in the Riverside 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 48061013700?

Median gross rent is $740/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013700?

47.6% of residents in tract 48061013700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,114.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 89th, minority 96th, housing 86th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013700 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013700 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.25% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013700 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013700 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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