1 census tracts · pop 1,351 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Sunset Cove is a one-tract neighborhood of Galveston, TX, population 1,351. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. 100% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Galveston rate of 33.7%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10.
Only 4% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Cove vs GalvestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Cove
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
17Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.42×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Sunset Cove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Cove?
Sunset Cove scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Sunset Cove compare to Galveston overall?
Sunset Cove scores 0.6 points lower than Galveston overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 100% of income on rent vs 34% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Sunset Cove residents are renters?
4% of Sunset Cove households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Galveston). The neighborhood has 1,351 residents.
Q4
Is Sunset Cove a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Cove sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Sunset Cove for landlords?
Sunset Cove carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Galveston as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Cove?
Sunset Cove has 1,431 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
