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Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061014002 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,002 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48061014002 (Riverside in Brownsville, Texas) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $589 monthly, set against $29,792 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 51% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units779
Renter share76.3%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate28.1%
Median income$29,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Riverside
Low
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#21 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 25.9061, -97.5054 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside 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
28.1% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$589 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 6.46.4This tracttract 014002Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 23Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2016)
  • 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610140022015: 2 filings (0.38/100 renter HHs)2016: 19 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2018: 2 filings (0.38/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

What moves this score most 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 below the Cameron County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th 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 23 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% 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 48061014002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061014002?

Census tract 48061014002 in the Riverside 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 48061014002?

Median gross rent is $589/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061014002?

28.1% of residents in tract 48061014002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,002.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061014002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 98th, minority 90th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 48061014002 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061014002 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061014002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061014002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061014002 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061014002 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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