Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Hobby Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48157670602 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 1,896 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48157670602 in the Hobby area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,896. 61% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units656
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$51,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.5898, -95.5020 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hobby scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%Housing & transportation
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)
- 358Total filings over 14 yrs
- 26.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.4%Peak (2014)
- 33Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 65% 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
Cost burden runs 74% here against 42.8% across Fort Bend County. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Fort Bend County average of 3.8.
Adults with no health insurance runs 22.0% against 11.3% nationally. At $1,103 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Houston commands. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 358 filings here across 14 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2014 at 17.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 26.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48157670602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157670602?
Census tract 48157670602 in the Hobby neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48157670602?
Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48157670602?
18.5% of residents in tract 48157670602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,896.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48157670602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 74th, minority 98th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 48157670602 considered part of Hobby?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157670602 fall within Hobby (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157670602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 358 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157670602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.33% of renter households, peaking at 17.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48157670602 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48157670602 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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.
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