Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Overton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48423001805 · Smith, TX · pop 2,207 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Overton

For landlords sizing up Overton, census tract 48423001805 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $66,563 a year. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 12% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units817

Renter share14.2%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$66,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Overton and the region

Centroid at 32.3339, -95.0554 · click any tract to drill in

Why Overton scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Overton

3.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Overton

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Overton

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Overton

4.3

How Overton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

64%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Overton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Overton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Smith County average of 4.4 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48423001805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423001805?

Census tract 48423001805 in Overton scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48423001805?

20.4% of residents in tract 48423001805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,207.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48423001805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 46th, minority 51th, housing 90th.

How does tract 48423001805 compare to Overton overall?

Tract 48423001805 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Overton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Overton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Overton

Top eight tracts in Overton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.