Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Murchison Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48213950301 · Henderson County, TX · pop 3,081 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Murchison
Here is how census tract 48213950301, in Murchison, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,081. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,143 a month while the average household earns $57,173 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,212
Renter share16.3%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$57,173
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Murchison and the region
Centroid at 32.3035, -95.7756 · click any tract to drill in
Why Murchison scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Murchison
2.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,143 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Murchison
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Murchison
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Murchison
9.0
How Murchison compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Murchison
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Murchison, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Henderson County average of 4.8 and in line with 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 50th 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 48213950301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48213950301?
Census tract 48213950301 in Murchison scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 48213950301?
Median gross rent is $1,143/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48213950301?
8.6% of residents in tract 48213950301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,081.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48213950301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 77th, minority 35th, housing 26th.
Q5
How does tract 48213950301 compare to Murchison overall?
Tract 48213950301 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Murchison at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Murchison; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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