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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Higgins Eviction Risk: Moderate , Beaumont

Tract 48245001700 · Jefferson, TX · pop 1,525 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Higgins neighborhood of Beaumont anchors census tract 48245001700, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,041 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $955 a month while the average household earns $48,413 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 32% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units648
Renter share42.6%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$48,413

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Higgins
Low
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 34 tracts In Beaumont
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 76 tracts In Jefferson
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#1,667 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Beaumont and the region

Centroid at 30.0696, -94.0868 · click any tract to drill in

Why Higgins scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Beaumont
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$955 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beaumont
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beaumont
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beaumont
3.0

How Higgins compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Higgins risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 001700Beaumont: 2.92.9Beaumontparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Higgins. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Higgins

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.3/10. 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 Beaumont eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jefferson County average of 5.4 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 52% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 82nd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48245001700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245001700?

Census tract 48245001700 in the Higgins neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48245001700?

Median gross rent is $955/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245001700?

21.3% of residents in tract 48245001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,525.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 82th, minority 89th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 48245001700 considered part of Higgins?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48245001700 fall within Higgins (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48245001700 compare to Beaumont overall?

Tract 48245001700 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Beaumont at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beaumont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 48245001700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 52% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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