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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Sugar Land Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48157672100 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 3,837

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48157672100 (Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, Texas) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,981 monthly, set against $117,326 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 6% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,649
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$117,326

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 30 tracts In Sugar Land
Elevated
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#93 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#6,237 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region

Centroid at 29.6144, -95.6247 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sugar Land scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sugar Land
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,981 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sugar Land
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sugar Land
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sugar Land
2.0

How Sugar Land compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sugar Land risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 672100Sugar Land: 2.32.3Sugar Landparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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)

  • 49Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 1.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.9%Peak (2009)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481576721002003: 3 filings (0.83/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (0.55/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (1.59/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (0.95/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (2.86/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (1.04/100 renter HHs)2011: 4 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.66/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (1.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (1.32/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sugar Land

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 Sugar Land 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 Fort Bend County average of 4.8 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 49 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2009.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48157672100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157672100?

Census tract 48157672100 in Sugar Land scores 1.7/10 (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 48157672100?

Median gross rent is $2,981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157672100?

6.6% of residents in tract 48157672100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,837.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157672100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 61th, minority 58th, housing 60th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157672100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157672100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.39% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48157672100 compare to Sugar Land overall?

Tract 48157672100 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Sugar Land at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sugar Land eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sugar Land

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

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