Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Seven Lights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Laredo
Tract 48479001718 · Webb, TX · pop 2,191 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 48479001718 covers Seven Lights in Laredo in Texas. Home to 2,191 residents, it scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $843 monthly, set against $59,531 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$59,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
34
th percentile
Low
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laredo and the region
Centroid at 27.5524, -99.4969 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seven Lights scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laredo
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$843 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laredo
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laredo
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laredo
3.5
How Seven Lights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Seven Lights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seven Lights
What moves this score most is 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 inherited from Laredo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Webb 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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 48479001718
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479001718?
Census tract 48479001718 in the Seven Lights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 48479001718?
Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48479001718?
14.1% of residents in tract 48479001718 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,191.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48479001718?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 48479001718 considered part of Seven Lights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479001718 fall within Seven Lights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48479001718 compare to Laredo overall?
Tract 48479001718 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Laredo at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laredo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laredo
Top eight tracts in Laredo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Downtown
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Loma Alta
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Eastern Division
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Cielo Vista
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Pinecrest
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Western Division
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Seven Lights
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Downtown
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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