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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Hobby Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48157670300 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 3,535 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 48157670300 reflects conditions in Hobby in Houston, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #27,917 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,752 monthly, set against $49,038 in average yearly household income, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 10% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,262
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate29.5%
Median income$49,038

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Hobby
Very High
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#197 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#768 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.5953, -95.4872 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hobby scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.5% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,752 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5

How Hobby compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hobby risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 670300Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 534Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 15.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.6%Peak (2014)
  • 30Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481576703002003: 35 filings (16.43/100 renter HHs)2004: 27 filings (12.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 16 filings (7.62/100 renter HHs)2006: 26 filings (12.38/100 renter HHs)2007: 28 filings (13.33/100 renter HHs)2008: 40 filings (19.05/100 renter HHs)2009: 55 filings (26.19/100 renter HHs)2010: 39 filings (13.78/100 renter HHs)2011: 40 filings (14.39/100 renter HHs)2012: 29 filings (10.43/100 renter HHs)2013: 52 filings (18.71/100 renter HHs)2014: 60 filings (21.58/100 renter HHs)2015: 57 filings (20.50/100 renter HHs)2016: 30 filings (7.54/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hobby. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hobby

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 534 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 15.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.6% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48157670300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157670300?

Census tract 48157670300 in the Hobby neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 48157670300?

Median gross rent is $1,752/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157670300?

29.5% of residents in tract 48157670300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,535.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157670300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 93th, minority 97th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 48157670300 considered part of Hobby?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157670300 fall within Hobby (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157670300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 534 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157670300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.33% of renter households, peaking at 21.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48157670300 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48157670300 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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