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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Wasson Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Big Spring

Tract 48227950801 · Howard, TX · pop 3,757 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 48227950801 covers part of the Wasson Place area of Big Spring, TX, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,757 residents. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 21% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,527
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$90,755

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Wasson Place
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 8 tracts In Big Spring
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Howard
Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#4,505 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Big Spring and the region

Centroid at 32.2142, -101.4852 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wasson Place scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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 Wasson Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wasson Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 950801Big Spring: 3.83.8Big Springparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wasson Place

The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. At $1,295 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Big Spring commands.

Well under the midpoint, regional political climate reads 2.1/10. The voucher gap is 14.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Against the Howard County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points.

Adults with no health insurance runs 18.8% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $90,755, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 34% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48227950801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48227950801?

Census tract 48227950801 in the Wasson Place neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 48227950801?

Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48227950801?

11.2% of residents in tract 48227950801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,757.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48227950801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 32th, minority 54th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 48227950801 considered part of Wasson Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48227950801 fall within Wasson Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48227950801 compare to Big Spring overall?

Tract 48227950801 scores 3/10, lower 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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