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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

San Benito Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061012104 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,090 · 28% of tract blocks fall in San Benito

Census tract 48061012104 sits in San Benito in Cameron County, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,294 monthly, set against $70,781 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 11% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,300
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$70,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In San Benito
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#95 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Low
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#2,323 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Benito and the region

Centroid at 26.1173, -97.6811 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Benito scores 4.6

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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,294 rent vs county FMR
8.7
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: 4.64.6This tracttract 012104San Benito: 2.62.6San Benitoparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Cameron County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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 48061012104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012104?

Census tract 48061012104 in San Benito scores 4.6/10 (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 48061012104?

Median gross rent is $1,294/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012104?

14.6% of residents in tract 48061012104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,090.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 89th, minority 90th, housing 84th.
Q5

How does tract 48061012104 compare to San Benito overall?

Tract 48061012104 scores 4.6/10, 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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