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Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061013801 · Cameron, TX · pop 1,833

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 48061013801 in Brownsville, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,833 residents. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 36% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units646
Renter share70.7%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate50.3%
Median income$27,054

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Very High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#22 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,261 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9080, -97.4933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownsville scores 4.8

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
50.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$583 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 / state4.8This tracttract 0138013.4Brownsvilleparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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)

  • 26Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.1%Peak (2016)
  • 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48061013801
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

Adults with no health insurance runs 52.4% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 50%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Disability prevalence runs 52.2% against 31.5% nationally.

Average gross rent is $583, 37% below the Brownsville average. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. 71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Cost burden runs 49% here against 42.8% across Cameron County. Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions over 3 years of observation.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 2.1% of renter households.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061013801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013801?

Census tract 48061013801 in Brownsville scores 4.8/10 (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 48061013801?

Median gross rent is $583/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013801?

50.3% of residents in tract 48061013801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,833.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 99th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.78% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48061013801 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061013801 scores 4.8/10, 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.

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