Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Big Sandy Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48459950501 · Upshur, TX · pop 2,849 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Big Sandy
For landlords sizing up Big Sandy, census tract 48459950501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #69,855 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,040 a month while the average household earns $60,980 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$60,980
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Big Sandy and the region
Centroid at 32.5837, -95.0214 · click any tract to drill in
Why Big Sandy scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Big Sandy
2.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,040 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Big Sandy
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Big Sandy
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Big Sandy
7.1
How Big Sandy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Big Sandy
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Big Sandy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Upshur County average of 4.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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 48459950501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48459950501?
Census tract 48459950501 in Big Sandy scores 5/10 (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 48459950501?
Median gross rent is $1,040/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48459950501?
16.7% of residents in tract 48459950501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,849.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48459950501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 37th, minority 14th, housing 30th.
Q5
How does tract 48459950501 compare to Big Sandy overall?
Tract 48459950501 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Big Sandy at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Big Sandy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Big Sandy
Top eight tracts in Big Sandy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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