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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Gallatin Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48073950802 · Cherokee, TX · pop 3,880 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Gallatin

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48073950802 (Gallatin in Cherokee County, Texas) comes in at 3.5/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,106 a month while the average household earns $63,963 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 18% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,375
Renter share22.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$63,963

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Gallatin
Very Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 14 tracts In Cherokee
Very Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#4,855 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gallatin and the region

Centroid at 31.8499, -95.2714 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gallatin scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gallatin
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,106 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gallatin
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gallatin
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gallatin
2.9

How Gallatin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gallatin risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 950802Gallatin: 2.12.1Gallatinparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gallatin

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.8/10. 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 Gallatin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cherokee County average of 4.2 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 White and ranks around the 87th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48073950802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48073950802?

Census tract 48073950802 in Gallatin scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 48073950802?

Median gross rent is $1,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48073950802?

7.7% of residents in tract 48073950802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,880.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48073950802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 87th, minority 47th, housing 94th.
Q5

How does tract 48073950802 compare to Gallatin overall?

Tract 48073950802 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Gallatin at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gallatin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gallatin

Top eight tracts in Gallatin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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