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Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48061013203 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,287

Census tract 48061013203 runs through Brownsville in Cameron County. With 2,287 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $926 a month against an average household income of $31,023 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 17% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units763
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate42.1%
Median income$31,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#86 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7,456 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9337, -97.4379 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownsville scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
42.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$926 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Brownsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brownsville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 013203Brownsville: 3.03.0Brownsvilleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 25Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak (2016)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610132032015: 6 filings (2.87/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (4.10/100 renter HHs)2018: 4 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brownsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cameron County average of 4.5 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013203?

Census tract 48061013203 in Brownsville scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 48061013203?

Median gross rent is $926/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013203?

42.1% of residents in tract 48061013203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,287.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 96th, minority 95th, housing 85th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.69% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48061013203 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013203 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3/10. 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.

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