Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Northpointe Eviction Risk: Lower , Dickinson
Tract 48167720602 · Galveston, TX · pop 3,208 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
How risky is Northpointe in Dickinson for landlords? Census tract 48167720602 scores 3.3/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 3rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,714 a month while the average household earns $91,283 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,371
Renter share15.0%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$91,283
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dickinson and the region
Centroid at 29.4559, -95.0913 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northpointe scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dickinson
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,714 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dickinson
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dickinson
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dickinson
2.0
How Northpointe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 60Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.25×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northpointe. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northpointe
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 Dickinson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Galveston County average of 5.0 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 24th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.25x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
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 48167720602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167720602?
Census tract 48167720602 in the Northpointe neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 48167720602?
Median gross rent is $1,714/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167720602?
10.8% of residents in tract 48167720602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,208.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167720602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 55th, minority 66th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 48167720602 considered part of Northpointe?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48167720602 fall within Northpointe (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48167720602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.25× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48167720602 compare to Dickinson overall?
Tract 48167720602 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Dickinson at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dickinson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dickinson
Top eight tracts in Dickinson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48167721302
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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48167721501
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Montesano
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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Centerpointe
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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Centerpointe
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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48167721403
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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