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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Southmost Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061013901 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,270 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 48061013901 in the Southmost neighborhood of Brownsville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,270 residents. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $821 a month against an average household income of $24,926 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 18% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units619
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate53.0%
Median income$24,926

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 8 tracts In Southmost
Very High
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9103, -97.4665 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southmost scores 6.6

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
53.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$821 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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: 6.66.6This tracttract 013901Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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)

  • 36Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.1%Peak (2016)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610139012015: 11 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2016: 21 filings (7.14/100 renter HHs)2018: 4 filings (1.36/100 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 $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 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013901?

Census tract 48061013901 in the Southmost neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 48061013901?

Median gross rent is $821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013901?

53.0% of residents in tract 48061013901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,270.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 99th, minority 97th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 48061013901 considered part of Southmost?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013901 fall within Southmost (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.88% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061013901 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013901 scores 6.6/10, 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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