Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Seven Lights Eviction Risk: Lower , Laredo

Tract 48479001718 · Webb, TX · pop 2,191 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 48479001718 covers part of the Seven Lights area of Laredo, TX, and scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,191. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 18% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units868

Renter share40.6%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$59,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laredo and the region

Centroid at 27.5524, -99.4969 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seven Lights scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laredo

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$843 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laredo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laredo

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laredo

3.5

How Seven Lights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

93%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Seven Lights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seven Lights

Adults with no health insurance runs 29.9% against 11.3% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Webb County average of 47.8%. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. At $843 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Laredo commands.

It sits 0.9 points below the Webb County average of 4.0. On the national scale it lands near the 22nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $59,531, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48479001718

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479001718?

Census tract 48479001718 in the Seven Lights neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 average rent in tract 48479001718?

Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48479001718?

14.1% of residents in tract 48479001718 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,191.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48479001718?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 42th.

Is tract 48479001718 considered part of Seven Lights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479001718 fall within Seven Lights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48479001718 compare to Laredo overall?

Tract 48479001718 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Laredo at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laredo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laredo

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