Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Montesano Eviction Risk: Lower , League City
Tract 48167721401 · Galveston, TX · pop 2,216 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 48167721401 reflects conditions in the Montesano area of League City, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #63,395 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $130,417 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share7.1%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$130,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across League City and the region
Centroid at 29.5298, -95.0630 · click any tract to drill in
Why Montesano scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from League City
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from League City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from League City
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from League City
2.0
How Montesano compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 131Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 21.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Montesano. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Montesano
The score leans hardest on 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 League City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 21.83x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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 48167721401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167721401?
Census tract 48167721401 in the Montesano neighborhood scores 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 48167721401?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167721401?
2.4% of residents in tract 48167721401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,216.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167721401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 47th, minority 24th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 48167721401 considered part of Montesano?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48167721401 fall within Montesano (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48167721401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 21.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48167721401 compare to League City overall?
Tract 48167721401 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of League City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from League City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in League City
Top eight tracts in League City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
48167721302
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167721501
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Montesano
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Northpointe
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Centerpointe
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Centerfield
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Centerpointe
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
Vittoria
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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