Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #70,218 of 84,120 nationally
Iowa Colony Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48039661902 · Brazoria, TX · pop 11,452 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Iowa Colony
Iowa Colony anchors census tract 48039661902, which lands at 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #77,026 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 2% of renter households, a modest level, and 1% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,338 monthly, set against $99,061 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units3,101
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$99,061
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Iowa Colony and the region
Centroid at 29.4043, -95.4906 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iowa Colony scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Iowa Colony
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,338 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iowa Colony
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iowa Colony
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iowa Colony
2.6
How Iowa Colony compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iowa Colony
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Iowa eviction laws Colony, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Brazoria County average of 5.0 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 59th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48039661902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039661902?
Census tract 48039661902 in Iowa Colony scores 2.6/10 (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 48039661902?
Median gross rent is $2,338/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 2% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48039661902?
10.6% of residents in tract 48039661902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,452.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48039661902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 63th, minority 86th, housing 45th.
Q5
How does tract 48039661902 compare to Iowa Colony overall?
Tract 48039661902 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Iowa Colony at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa eviction laws Colony; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Iowa Colony
Top eight tracts in Iowa Colony ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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