Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Big Spring Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48227950300 · Howard, TX · pop 2,272 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Big Spring
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 48227950300 in Big Spring, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,272 residents. Severe burden reaches 49%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units825
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate42.0%
Median income$40,322
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Big Spring and the region
Centroid at 32.2595, -101.5002 · click any tract to drill in
Why Big Spring scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Big Spring
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
42.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$873 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Big Spring
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Big Spring
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Big Spring
6.4
How Big Spring compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Big Spring
55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Howard County average of 30.9%. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 35.4% against 11.3% nationally.
The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 46.5% against 31.5% nationally.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Against the Howard County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Average gross rent is $873, 17% below the Big Spring average.
On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10.
Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48227950300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48227950300?
Census tract 48227950300 in Big Spring scores 5.2/10 (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 48227950300?
Median gross rent is $873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48227950300?
42.0% of residents in tract 48227950300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,272.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48227950300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 89th, minority 89th, housing 96th.
Q5
How does tract 48227950300 compare to Big Spring overall?
Tract 48227950300 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Big Spring at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Big Spring; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Big Spring
Top eight tracts in Big Spring ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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