Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Beachtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Galveston
Tract 48167724200 · Galveston, TX · pop 3,323 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Beachtown area of Galveston anchors census tract 48167724200, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,280 monthly, set against $45,057 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,864
Renter share63.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$45,057
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Galveston and the region
Centroid at 29.3201, -94.7716 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beachtown scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Galveston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Galveston
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Galveston
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Galveston
7.8
How Beachtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 208Total filings 2020-21
- 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×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 Beachtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beachtown
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Galveston, 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.28x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 65th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167724200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167724200?
Census tract 48167724200 in the Beachtown neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48167724200?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167724200?
29.0% of residents in tract 48167724200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,323.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167724200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 12th, minority 64th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 48167724200 considered part of Beachtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48167724200 fall within Beachtown (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48167724200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× 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 48167724200 compare to Galveston overall?
Tract 48167724200 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Galveston at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Galveston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Galveston
Top eight tracts in Galveston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
48167724600
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167724000
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167725200
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167725600
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167725000
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167725100
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167725400
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167724800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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