Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Sugar Land Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48157672306 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 3,228

In Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, census tract 48157672306 scores 3.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 7th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 10% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,984 monthly, set against $107,679 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 12% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,222

Renter share13.6%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$107,679

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region

Centroid at 29.6412, -95.6266 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sugar Land scores 2

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

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,984 rent vs county FMR

8.0

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: 10

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

44%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sugar Land

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

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 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 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 48157672306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157672306?

Census tract 48157672306 in Sugar Land scores 2/10 (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 48157672306?

Median gross rent is $1,984/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157672306?

8.8% of residents in tract 48157672306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,228.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157672306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 6th, minority 57th, housing 2th.

How does tract 48157672306 compare to Sugar Land overall?

Tract 48157672306 scores 2/10, lower than 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.