Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Sugar Land Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48157672305 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 5,374 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Sugar Land

Census tract 48157672305 runs through Sugar Land. With 5,374 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

87% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,118 a month against an average household income of $98,958 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 5% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,852

Renter share36.3%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate11.5%

Median income$98,958

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region

Centroid at 29.6465, -95.6348 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sugar Land scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sugar Land

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.5% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,118 rent vs county FMR

8.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sugar Land

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sugar Land

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sugar Land

2.0

How Sugar Land compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

49%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sugar Land

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.9/10. 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 Sugar Land eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 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 Asian and White and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48157672305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157672305?

Census tract 48157672305 in Sugar Land scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48157672305?

Median gross rent is $2,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157672305?

11.5% of residents in tract 48157672305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,374.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157672305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 39th, minority 75th, housing 24th.

How does tract 48157672305 compare to Sugar Land overall?

Tract 48157672305 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Sugar Land at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sugar Land eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sugar Land

Top eight tracts in Sugar Land ranked by composite eviction-risk score.