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Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

San Benito Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48061011702 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,833

Tract 48061011702, home to 3,833 residents in San Benito, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #49,606 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $40,378 a year. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 26% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units976
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate48.0%
Median income$40,378

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
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#266 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#8,912 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1354, -97.6435 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Benito scores 6.3

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
48.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 011702San Benito: 2.62.6San Benitoparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Benito

What moves this score most 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 San Benito, 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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 48061011702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011702?

Census tract 48061011702 in San Benito scores 6.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 48061011702?

48.0% of residents in tract 48061011702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,833.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 92th, minority 100th, housing 61th.
Q4

How does tract 48061011702 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061011702 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of San Benito at 2.6/10. 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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