Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Brownwood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48049951300 · Brown, TX · pop 3,516 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Brownwood
The Lower-tier score of 3.8/10 for census tract 48049951300 reflects conditions in Brownwood, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 8% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
4% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $850 monthly, set against $74,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,215
Renter share13.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$74,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brownwood and the region
Centroid at 31.5779, -99.0358 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brownwood scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brownwood
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.4
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$850 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brownwood
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brownwood
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brownwood
7.9
How Brownwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brownwood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Brownwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Brown County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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 48049951300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48049951300?
Census tract 48049951300 in Brownwood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 48049951300?
Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48049951300?
11.6% of residents in tract 48049951300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48049951300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 91th, minority 49th, housing 85th.
Q5
How does tract 48049951300 compare to Brownwood overall?
Tract 48049951300 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Brownwood at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brownwood
Top eight tracts in Brownwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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