Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Chimneystone Eviction Risk: Lower , Sugar Land
Tract 48157671601 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 6,332 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 48157671601 covers the Chimneystone area of Sugar Land in Texas. Home to 6,332 residents, it scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,646 a month while the average household earns $92,946 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,648
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$92,946
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region
Centroid at 29.5979, -95.6031 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chimneystone scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sugar Land
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,646 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sugar Land
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sugar Land
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sugar Land
2.0
How Chimneystone compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 410Total filings over 14 yrs
- 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2013)
- 26Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chimneystone. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chimneystone
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 Sugar Land 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 Fort Bend County average of 4.8 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 42nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 410 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48157671601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157671601?
Census tract 48157671601 in the Chimneystone neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (Lower 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 48157671601?
Median gross rent is $1,646/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48157671601?
2.9% of residents in tract 48157671601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,332.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48157671601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 34th, minority 73th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 48157671601 considered part of Chimneystone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157671601 fall within Chimneystone (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157671601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 410 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157671601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48157671601 compare to Sugar Land overall?
Tract 48157671601 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Sugar Land at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sugar Land eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sugar Land
Top eight tracts in Sugar Land ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48157672003
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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48157672202
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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48157672305
2.4
/ 10 · Low
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2.3
/ 10 · Low
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2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48157672306
2
/ 10 · Low
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