3 census tracts · pop 10,940 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.9–4.6
Los Cuates South Colonia takes in 3 census tracts of Brownsville, TX and houses 10,940 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 53%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 62% against 29.2% citywide, putting Los Cuates South Colonia 33.2% over its own city. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 123 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 9.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Brownsville, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Valle Hermosa Colonia and Kellers Corner Colonia score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $962, close to the Brownsville average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $40,767.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Los Cuates South Colonia vs BrownsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Los Cuates South Colonia
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
123Total filings (sum)
4.68%Avg annual filing rate
9.2%Peak year (2016)
1.29%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Los Cuates South Colonia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Los Cuates South Colonia?
Los Cuates South Colonia scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Los Cuates South Colonia compare to Brownsville overall?
Los Cuates South Colonia scores 0.8 points higher than Brownsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $962 vs $923.
Q3
What is the average rent in Los Cuates South Colonia?
Average gross rent in Los Cuates South Colonia is $962/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Los Cuates South Colonia residents are renters?
27% of Los Cuates South Colonia households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Brownsville). The neighborhood has 10,940 residents.
Q5
Is Los Cuates South Colonia a high social-vulnerability area?
Los Cuates South Colonia sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Los Cuates South Colonia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Los Cuates South Colonia is census tract 48061013308 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 4.6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Los Cuates South Colonia for landlords?
Los Cuates South Colonia carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brownsville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Los Cuates South Colonia?
Los Cuates South Colonia has 10,808 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (96%), White (non-Hispanic) (4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (0%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
