2 census tracts · pop 11,457 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.5–4.3
Southwood Valley is a 2-tract neighborhood of College Station, TX, population 11,457. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a College Station baseline of 39.4%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filings are well documented here: 58 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 2.2% of renter households. That places it #10 of 17 neighborhoods in College Station. Judgments average 0.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are TEEX Emergency Response Training Complex and Edelwiess. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,158, close to the College Station average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southwood Valley vs College StationHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southwood Valley
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
1.10%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2007)
1.66%Latest filed (2007)
Frequently asked
About Southwood Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwood Valley?
Southwood Valley scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Southwood Valley compare to College Station overall?
Southwood Valley scores 0.1 points higher than College Station overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,158 vs $1,194.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwood Valley?
Average gross rent in Southwood Valley is $1,158/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwood Valley residents are renters?
58% of Southwood Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in College Station). The neighborhood has 11,457 residents.
Q5
Is Southwood Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwood Valley sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Southwood Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southwood Valley is census tract 48041001801 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.3, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Southwood Valley for landlords?
Southwood Valley carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to College Station as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwood Valley?
Southwood Valley has 10,937 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.4%), Hispanic / Latino (21%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
