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Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Ranch Valley , West Odessa

1 census tracts · pop 8,368 · pop-weighted composite 4.3/10 · range 4.3–4.3

Ranch Valley is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in West Odessa with 1 census tract and a population of 8,368 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 33% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $725/month sits 19% lower than the West Odessa citywide median ($891).

Eviction Risk
4.3
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
33%
20% severely burdened
Median rent
$725
Median household income
$72,637
22.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Ranch Valley vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Ranch Valley score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Ranch Valley: 4.34.3Ranch ValleyNeighborhoodParent city: 4.34.3Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · TX
Guardian
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 5.7K
Peer · TX
Knox Village Ranchettes
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 7.1K
Peer · TX
Willis
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.1K
Peer · TX
Buchanan
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 5.5K
Comparison

Ranch Valley vs West Odessa

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.3 +0%
West Odessa: 4.3
Rent burden
32.9% +106%
West Odessa: 16.0%
Median gross rent
$725 -19%
West Odessa: $891
Median HH income
$72,637 +10%
West Odessa: $65,782
Poverty rate
22.4% +26%
West Odessa: 17.8%
Renter share
34.0% +37%
West Odessa: 24.8%
Where

Tract centroids in Ranch Valley

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 8,892 residents across all tracts in Ranch Valley. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 62.2% White (non-Hispanic): 37.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 0.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 62.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 37.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Ranch Valley

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
48135002702 4.3 8,368 33% $725
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 82%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Ranch Valley

What is the eviction-risk score for Ranch Valley?

Ranch Valley scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Ranch Valley compare to West Odessa overall?

Ranch Valley scores 0.0 points higher than West Odessa overall (4.3/10). Rent burden: 33% vs 16% citywide. Median rent: $725 vs $891.

What is the median rent in Ranch Valley?

Median gross rent in Ranch Valley is $725/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Ranch Valley residents are renters?

34% of Ranch Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in West Odessa). The neighborhood has 8,368 residents.

Is Ranch Valley a high social-vulnerability area?

Ranch Valley sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.