Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Overton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48401950400 · Rusk County, TX · pop 5,337 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Overton
How risky is Overton for landlords? Census tract 48401950400 scores 3.8/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 8th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $855 monthly, set against $56,222 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,583
Renter share20.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$56,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Overton and the region
Centroid at 32.2751, -94.9137 · click any tract to drill in
Why Overton scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Overton
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$855 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Overton
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Overton
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Overton
4.3
How Overton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Overton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Overton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Rusk County average of 4.3 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48401950400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48401950400?
Census tract 48401950400 in Overton scores 3.9/10 (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 48401950400?
Median gross rent is $855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48401950400?
13.6% of residents in tract 48401950400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48401950400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 69th, minority 40th, housing 85th.
Q5
How does tract 48401950400 compare to Overton overall?
Tract 48401950400 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Overton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Overton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Overton
Top eight tracts in Overton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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