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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

San Benito Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061011602 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,070

Census tract 48061011602 covers part of San Benito, TX, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,070. 70% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Cameron County average of 42.8%.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 8% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units950
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate33.1%
Median income$38,026

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In San Benito
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#10 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#375 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1292, -97.6419 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Benito scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Benito
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
33.1% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$878 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Benito
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Benito
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Benito
8.8

How San Benito compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Benito risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0116024.0San Benitoparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Benito

Adults with no health insurance runs 40.5% against 11.3% nationally. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. What pushes it up most is housing-court posture at 8.8/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Cameron County average of 3.9.

Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $878, close to the San Benito average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $38,026.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011602?

Census tract 48061011602 in San Benito scores 5.2/10 (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 48061011602?

Median gross rent is $878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011602?

33.1% of residents in tract 48061011602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,070.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 87th, minority 93th, housing 49th.
Q5

How does tract 48061011602 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061011602 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of San Benito at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Benito; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Benito

Top eight tracts in San Benito ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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