Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Rusk Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48073950801 · Cherokee, TX · pop 3,470 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Rusk
Here is how census tract 48073950801, in Rusk in Cherokee County, looks to a landlord: a 3.4/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 3,470. It lands near the 4th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $464 a month while the average household earns $61,384 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,370
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$61,384
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rusk and the region
Centroid at 31.7739, -95.1514 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rusk scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rusk
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$464 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rusk
1.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rusk
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rusk
3.4
How Rusk compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rusk
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Rusk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cherokee County average of 4.2 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 White and ranks around the 78th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48073950801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48073950801?
Census tract 48073950801 in Rusk scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 48073950801?
Median gross rent is $464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48073950801?
15.7% of residents in tract 48073950801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48073950801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 89th, minority 33th, housing 80th.
Q5
How does tract 48073950801 compare to Rusk overall?
Tract 48073950801 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Rusk at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rusk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rusk
Top eight tracts in Rusk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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