Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Lakes Ranch Eviction Risk: Moderate , League City
Tract 48167721702 · Galveston, TX · pop 2,814 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up Whispering Lakes Ranch in League City, census tract 48167721702 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,052 a month against an average household income of $75,045 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units802
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate39.1%
Median income$75,045
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across League City and the region
Centroid at 29.5057, -94.9942 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whispering Lakes Ranch scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from League City
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
39.1% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from League City
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from League City
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from League City
8.7
How Whispering Lakes Ranch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 209Total filings 2020-21
- 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.29×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 Whispering Lakes Ranch. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whispering Lakes Ranch
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.8/10. 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 League City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Galveston County average of 5.0 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.29x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167721702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167721702?
Census tract 48167721702 in the Whispering Lakes Ranch neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 48167721702?
Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167721702?
39.1% of residents in tract 48167721702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167721702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 71th, minority 82th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 48167721702 considered part of Whispering Lakes Ranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48167721702 fall within Whispering Lakes Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48167721702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.29× 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 48167721702 compare to League City overall?
Tract 48167721702 scores 5.7/10, higher 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.
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