8 census tracts · pop 24,817 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3.1–4.8
Seven Lights spans 8 census tracts of Laredo, TX and houses 24,817 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 32.2% citywide, putting Seven Lights 12.9% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.1 to 4.8, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. At $890 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Laredo commands.
Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of Laredo, it ranks #16 by risk, the middle third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $43,107. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Seven Lights vs LaredoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Seven Lights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seven Lights?
Seven Lights scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Seven Lights compare to Laredo overall?
Seven Lights scores 1.0 points higher than Laredo overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $890 vs $1,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seven Lights?
Average gross rent in Seven Lights is $890/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seven Lights residents are renters?
50% of Seven Lights households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Laredo). The neighborhood has 24,817 residents.
Q5
Is Seven Lights a high social-vulnerability area?
Seven Lights sits in the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Seven Lights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Seven Lights is census tract 48479001401 (score 4.8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 4.8, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Seven Lights for landlords?
Seven Lights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Laredo as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Seven Lights?
Seven Lights has 24,113 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (94.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (0.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
