Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Old Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Beaumont

Tract 48245001200 · Jefferson, TX · pop 2,211 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 48245001200 belongs to Old Town in Beaumont, Texas. It is home to 2,211 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,076 a month while the average household earns $65,240 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 26% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units982

Renter share49.8%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate21.0%

Median income$65,240

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Beaumont and the region

Centroid at 30.0777, -94.1231 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Beaumont

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

21.0% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,076 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Beaumont

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Beaumont

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Beaumont

3.0

How Old Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

88%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

14%Grade A
10%Grade B
2%Grade C
10%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Old Town. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Town

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 Beaumont eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Jefferson County average of 5.4 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 10% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was A ("Best"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48245001200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245001200?

Census tract 48245001200 in the Old Town neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48245001200?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245001200?

21.0% of residents in tract 48245001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,211.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245001200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 93th, minority 88th, housing 82th.

Is tract 48245001200 considered part of Old Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48245001200 fall within Old Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48245001200 compare to Beaumont overall?

Tract 48245001200 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Beaumont at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beaumont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48245001200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 10% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Beaumont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.