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Census Tract · Ranked #79,519 of 84,120 nationally

Alvin Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48039661502 · Brazoria, TX · pop 5,247 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Alvin

Tract 48039661502, home to 5,247 residents in Alvin, scores 5.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,085 a month against an average household income of $79,375 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 7% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,722
Renter share14.9%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$79,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 11 tracts In Alvin
Elevated
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileBottomTop
#54 of 77 tracts In Brazoria
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileBottomTop
#5,463 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
National
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileBottomTop
#79,519 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Alvin and the region

Centroid at 29.3859, -95.3100 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alvin scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Alvin
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,085 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alvin
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alvin
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alvin
6.4

How Alvin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Alvin risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 661502Alvin: 1.91.9Alvinparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Alvin

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Alvin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brazoria 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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 48039661502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039661502?

Census tract 48039661502 in Alvin scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48039661502?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48039661502?

7.2% of residents in tract 48039661502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,247.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48039661502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 74th, minority 58th, housing 87th.

Q5

How does tract 48039661502 compare to Alvin overall?

Tract 48039661502 scores 1.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Alvin at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alvin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Alvin

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

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