Neighborhood · Brownsville, TX

Riverside Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 11,193 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3.7–4.8

Riverside takes in 4 census tracts of Brownsville, TX and houses 11,193 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Brownsville rate of 29.2%.

The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $658, 29% below the Brownsville average of $923.

Running hot is economic stress at 8.4/10. 15% 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 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.7 to 4.8, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 95 across 4 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2018, is well off that peak.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Riverside vs Brownsville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.5% +46%

Brownsville: 29.2%

Average gross rent

$658 -29%

Brownsville: $923

Average HH income

$31,102 -36%

Brownsville: $48,675

Poverty rate

37.3% +50%

Brownsville: 24.9%

Renter share

70.6% +84%

Brownsville: 38.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.7–4.8

Why Riverside scores 4.5

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 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

43% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

71% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

37.3% below poverty line · Range 5.4–10.0 across tracts

8.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.9 across tracts

2.4

Risk score comparison

Riverside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Riverside?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.1 points from 3.7 to 4.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

4.8 4.8 4.6 3.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Riverside

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48061013700	4.8	4,114	45%	$740
48061014001	4.8	2,436	57%	$373
48061014002	4.6	2,002	33%	$589
48061013600	3.7	2,641	32%	$845

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 95%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 86%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Riverside

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

95Total filings (sum)
1.41%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak year (2016)
0.65%Latest filed (2018)

Frequently asked

About Riverside

What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside?

Riverside scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Riverside compare to Brownsville overall?

Riverside scores 1.1 points higher than Brownsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $658 vs $923.

What is the average rent in Riverside?

Average gross rent in Riverside is $658/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Riverside residents are renters?

71% of Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Brownsville). The neighborhood has 11,193 residents.

Is Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?

Riverside sits in the 96th 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.

Which tracts in Riverside have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverside is census tract 48061013700 (score 4.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.8, a spread of 1.1 points.

How safe is Riverside for landlords?

Riverside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside?

Riverside has 10,969 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (92.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.6%), Other / Multiracial (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Riverside

3.6 Los Ebanos 6 tracts · pop 19,089 4.5 Southmost 8 tracts · pop 25,731 4.2 Los Cuates South Colonia 3 tracts · pop 10,940 3.9 Kellers Corner Colonia 2 tracts · pop 2,524 3.1 Treasure Hills 2 tracts · pop 6,365 4.9 Fountain View Village 4 tracts · pop 14,054

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Brownsville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Riverside.

4.5 Kellers Corner Colonia 2 tracts · pop 2,524 4.5 Southmost 8 tracts · pop 25,731 4.5 Cielito Lindo Colonia 1 tracts · pop 4,386 4.4 Valle Hermosa Colonia 1 tracts · pop 2,514 4.7 Jaime Lake Colonia 1 tracts · pop 3,945 4.2 Los Cuates South Colonia 3 tracts · pop 10,940

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