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Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Prairie View Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48473680303 · Waller, TX · pop 5,013 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Prairie View

Prairie View is where census tract 48473680303 sits, home to 5,013 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #52,979 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $726 monthly, set against $71,216 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 23% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,619
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$71,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Prairie View
Very High
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In Waller
Elevated
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#2,476 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#32,735 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Prairie View and the region

Centroid at 30.0885, -96.0075 · click any tract to drill in

Why Prairie View scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Prairie View
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$726 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prairie View
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prairie View
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prairie View
9.5

How Prairie View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Prairie View risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 680303Prairie View: 2.92.9Prairie Viewparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Prairie View

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Prairie View, 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48473680303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48473680303?

Census tract 48473680303 in Prairie View scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 48473680303?

Median gross rent is $726/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48473680303?

13.5% of residents in tract 48473680303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,013.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48473680303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 31th, minority 77th, housing 56th.
Q5

How does tract 48473680303 compare to Prairie View overall?

Tract 48473680303 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Prairie View at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prairie View; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Prairie View

Top eight tracts in Prairie View ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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