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Neighborhood · Wells Branch, TX

Bratton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,075 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5–5.5

Bratton Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Wells Branch, TX and houses 8,075 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Wells Branch rate of 31.8%.

This is a renter market: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,570, close to the Wells Branch average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $69,025.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bratton Park vs Wells Branch How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.0% +45%
Wells Branch: 31.8%
Average gross rent
$1,570 +2%
Wells Branch: $1,544
Average HH income
$69,025 +7%
Wells Branch: $64,345
Poverty rate
16.1% -4%
Wells Branch: 16.8%
Renter share
82.4% +20%
Wells Branch: 68.7%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Bratton Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–5.5

Why Bratton Park scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 1.5–7.5 across tracts
4.1
Rent control risk
46% of income on rent · Range 1.5–7.4 across tracts
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.4–5.0 across tracts
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
82% renter households · Range 4.0–9.8 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.3 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
16.1% below poverty line · Range 2.8–5.0 across tracts
4.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.0–3.2 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Bratton Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bratton Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.2Bratton ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Bratton Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48453043000 5.5 3,481 50% $1,592
48453045500 5 4,594 43% $1,554
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 74%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 23%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Bratton Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bratton Park?

Bratton Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 Bratton Park compare to Wells Branch overall?

Bratton Park scores 0.6 points higher than Wells Branch overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,570 vs $1,544.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bratton Park?

Average gross rent in Bratton Park is $1,570/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bratton Park residents are renters?

82% of Bratton Park households are renter-occupied (vs 69% in Wells Branch). The neighborhood has 8,075 residents.
Q5

Is Bratton Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Bratton Park sits in the 67th 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 Bratton Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bratton Park is census tract 48453043000 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Bratton Park for landlords?

Bratton Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Wells Branch as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bratton Park?

Bratton Park has 7,949 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Hispanic / Latino (26%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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