Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Waller Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48473680301 · Waller, TX · pop 6,202 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Waller
Waller anchors census tract 48473680301, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $915 monthly, set against $36,549 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,996
Renter share74.0%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate31.1%
Median income$36,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waller and the region
Centroid at 30.0685, -95.9515 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waller scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waller
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.1% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$915 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waller
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waller
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waller
5.5
How Waller compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waller
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Waller, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Waller County average of 4.6 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 82nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48473680301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48473680301?
Census tract 48473680301 in Waller scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 48473680301?
Median gross rent is $915/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48473680301?
31.1% of residents in tract 48473680301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,202.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48473680301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 14th, minority 82th, housing 90th.
Q5
How does tract 48473680301 compare to Waller overall?
Tract 48473680301 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Waller at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waller; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waller
Top eight tracts in Waller ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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