Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 48423001405 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48423001405 · Smith, TX · pop 3,284
Census tract 48423001405 covers Smith, home to 3,284 residents. For landlords it grades 3.7/10, a lower reading. On the national scale it ranks #78,231 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,274 a month while the average household earns $77,240 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units997
Renter share8.4%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$77,240
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smith and the region
Centroid at 32.5625, -95.5497 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 48423001405 scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,274 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 48423001405 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 48423001405
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Texas eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Smith County average of 4.4 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 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 48423001405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423001405?
Census tract 48423001405 in Smith scores 3.5/10 (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 48423001405?
Median gross rent is $1,274/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48423001405?
16.0% of residents in tract 48423001405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,284.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48423001405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 62th, minority 20th, housing 60th.
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