Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

New Territory Eviction Risk: Lower , Sugar Land

Tract 48157673802 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 7,026 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the New Territory neighborhood of Sugar Land, census tract 48157673802 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 17% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,671 a month against an average household income of $110,925 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 23% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units2,034

Renter share35.5%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$110,925

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region

Centroid at 29.5931, -95.6886 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Territory scores 1.9

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

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,671 rent vs county FMR

5.9

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 New Territory compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

21%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within New Territory. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Territory

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 below the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48157673802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157673802?

Census tract 48157673802 in the New Territory neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48157673802?

Median gross rent is $1,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157673802?

8.0% of residents in tract 48157673802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,026.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157673802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 21th, minority 85th, housing 36th.

Is tract 48157673802 considered part of New Territory?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157673802 fall within New Territory (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48157673802 compare to Sugar Land overall?

Tract 48157673802 scores 1.9/10, 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.