1 census tracts · pop 4,985 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Los Puentes maps to a single census tract in Brownsville, TX, population 4,985. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Against a Brownsville baseline of 29.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $742, 20% below the Brownsville average of $923.
14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 53 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Brownsville, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Los Ebanos and Los Cuates South Colonia.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $36,657. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Los Puentes 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 & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Los Puentes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
53Total filings (sum)
3.80%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2016)
0.71%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Los Puentes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Los Puentes?
Los Puentes scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Los Puentes compare to Brownsville overall?
Los Puentes scores 0.3 points higher than Brownsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $742 vs $923.
Q3
What is the average rent in Los Puentes?
Average gross rent in Los Puentes is $742/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Los Puentes residents are renters?
44% of Los Puentes households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Brownsville). The neighborhood has 4,985 residents.
Q5
Is Los Puentes a high social-vulnerability area?
Los Puentes sits in the 92nd 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
How safe is Los Puentes for landlords?
Los Puentes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Brownsville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Los Puentes?
Los Puentes has 5,009 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (93.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
