Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Santa Fe Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48167723505 ·
Galveston, TX · pop 2,198 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Santa Fe
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48167723505 (Santa Fe, Texas) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
100% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 93% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,855 monthly, set against $111,406 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 0%Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units929
Renter share9.6%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$111,406
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29th percentile
#6 of 8 tracts In Santa Fe
Low
Within county
15th percentile
#87 of 102 tracts In Galveston
Very Low
Within state
13th percentile
#6,016 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Fe and the region
Centroid at 29.3291, -95.1098 · click any tract to drill in
Why Santa Fe scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Santa Fe
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,855 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Fe
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Fe
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Fe
3.2
How Santa Fe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
53%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
44Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly (observed)
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 Santa Fe, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Galveston County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.81x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167723505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167723505?
Census tract 48167723505 in Santa Fe 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48167723505?
Median gross rent is $1,855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 100% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167723505?
8.5% of residents in tract 48167723505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,198.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167723505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 73th, minority 32th, housing 7th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167723505 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.81× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167723505 compare to Santa Fe overall?
Tract 48167723505 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Fe at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Fe; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Santa Fe
Top eight tracts in Santa Fe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.