1 census tracts · pop 2,119 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Mustang Beach is a one-tract neighborhood of Port Aransas, TX and houses 2,119 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 84% against 41.2% citywide, putting Mustang Beach 42.9% over its own city. Average gross rent is $3,333, 45% above the Port Aransas average of $2,294.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 139.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mustang Beach vs Port AransasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Mustang Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mustang Beach?
Mustang Beach scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Mustang Beach compare to Port Aransas overall?
Mustang Beach scores 0.8 points lower than Port Aransas overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 84% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $3,333 vs $2,294.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mustang Beach?
Average gross rent in Mustang Beach is $3,333/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mustang Beach residents are renters?
22% of Mustang Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Port Aransas). The neighborhood has 2,119 residents.
Q5
Is Mustang Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Mustang Beach sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mustang Beach for landlords?
Mustang Beach carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Port Aransas as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mustang Beach?
Mustang Beach has 2,029 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.3%), Other / Multiracial (10.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
