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Neighborhood · College Station, TX

The Gateway - College Station Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,040 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

The Gateway - College Station is a one-tract neighborhood of College Station, TX and houses 3,040 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 48%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Annualized rent equals 59% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the College Station rate of 39.4%.

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 62%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

This is a renter market: 96% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 3/10. That places it #1 of 17 neighborhoods in College Station. For a like-for-like read, TEEX Disaster City(c) and Park West score within a fraction of it.

Average gross rent runs $1,150, close to the College Station average.

One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Gateway - College Station vs College Station How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
64.6% +64%
College Station: 39.4%
Average gross rent
$1,150 -4%
College Station: $1,194
Average HH income
$23,584 -54%
College Station: $51,776
Poverty rate
61.9% +117%
College Station: 28.6%
Renter share
95.9% +48%
College Station: 64.6%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across The Gateway - College Station and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why The Gateway - College Station scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
65% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
96% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
61.9% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

The Gateway - College Station vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Gateway - College Station score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.2The Gateway - CollNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in The Gateway - College Station

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48041002024 5.2 3,040 65% $1,150
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 69%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About The Gateway - College Station

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Gateway - College Station?

The Gateway - College Station scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 The Gateway - College Station compare to College Station overall?

The Gateway - College Station scores 1.4 points higher than College Station overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,150 vs $1,194.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Gateway - College Station?

Average gross rent in The Gateway - College Station eviction risk is $1,150/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Gateway - College Station residents are renters?

96% of The Gateway - College Station households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in College Station). The neighborhood has 3,040 residents.
Q5

Is The Gateway - College Station a high social-vulnerability area?

The Gateway - College Station sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is The Gateway - College Station for landlords?

The Gateway - College Station eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of The Gateway - College Station?

The Gateway - College Station has 3,097 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.5%), Hispanic / Latino (15.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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