Within neighborhood
71
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Southmost Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brownsville
Tract 48061013306 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,547 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
48061013306 is a census tract in the Southmost area of Brownsville, TX. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,547. Severe burden reaches 42%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units692
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate38.9%
Median income$34,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brownsville and the region
Centroid at 25.8952, -97.4530 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southmost scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brownsville
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
38.9% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$941 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brownsville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brownsville
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brownsville
3.5
How Southmost compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 24Total filings over 3 yrs
- 5.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2016)
- 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southmost. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southmost
Adults with no health insurance runs 47.7% against 11.3% nationally. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.7/10. The poverty rate is 39%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Against Cameron County at 42.8%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Set annual rent against average income of $34,038 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence runs 46.8% against 31.5% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 24 evictions over 3 years of observation. It sits 0.8 points above the Cameron County average of 3.9.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 8.9% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48061013306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013306?
Census tract 48061013306 in the Southmost neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 48061013306?
Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013306?
38.9% of residents in tract 48061013306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,547.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 83th, minority 100th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 48061013306 considered part of Southmost?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013306 fall within Southmost (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013306?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013306 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.05% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48061013306 compare to Brownsville overall?
Tract 48061013306 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brownsville
Top eight tracts in Brownsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
Riverside
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061013801
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061013106
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Southmost
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061013203
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Riverside
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061013401
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Southmost
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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