2 census tracts · pop 5,647 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.8
Walden is a 2-tract neighborhood of Beaumont, TX and houses 5,647 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.8, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Cost burden runs 40% against 32.6% citywide, putting Walden 6.9% over its own city. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $1,053, 6% below the Beaumont average of $1,121.
That places it #7 of 12 neighborhoods in Beaumont. For a like-for-like read, Old Town and Helbig score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Walden vs BeaumontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Walden
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walden?
Walden scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Walden compare to Beaumont overall?
Walden scores 0.5 points higher than Beaumont overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,053 vs $1,121.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walden?
Average gross rent in Walden is $1,053/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walden residents are renters?
36% of Walden households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Beaumont). The neighborhood has 5,647 residents.
Q5
Is Walden a high social-vulnerability area?
Walden sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Walden have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walden is census tract 48245002200 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Walden for landlords?
Walden carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Beaumont as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walden?
Walden has 5,989 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (56.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
