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Greatwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Sugar Land

Tract 48157674603 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 6,366 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Greatwood in Sugar Land anchors census tract 48157674603, which lands at 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,087 a month while the average household earns $120,577 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,140
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$120,577

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Greatwood
Very High
Within parent city
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 30 tracts In Sugar Land
Moderate
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#101 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#6,446 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sugar Land and the region

Centroid at 29.5446, -95.6907 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greatwood scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,087 rent vs county FMR
8.6
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 Greatwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greatwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 674603Sugar Land: 2.32.3Sugar Landparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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)

  • 310Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 14.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.7%Peak (2016)
  • 32Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481576746032003: 9 filings (9.89/100 renter HHs)2004: 17 filings (18.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 21 filings (22.42/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (26.69/100 renter HHs)2007: 23 filings (24.56/100 renter HHs)2008: 10 filings (10.68/100 renter HHs)2009: 27 filings (28.83/100 renter HHs)2010: 21 filings (7.22/100 renter HHs)2011: 26 filings (8.64/100 renter HHs)2012: 25 filings (8.31/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (8.64/100 renter HHs)2014: 17 filings (5.65/100 renter HHs)2015: 31 filings (10.30/100 renter HHs)2016: 32 filings (6.71/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 256% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Greatwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greatwood

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.6/10. 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 below 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 310 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 14.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.7% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48157674603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157674603?

Census tract 48157674603 in the Greatwood neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 48157674603?

Median gross rent is $2,087/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157674603?

4.3% of residents in tract 48157674603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,366.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157674603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 28th, minority 66th, housing 13th.
Q5

Is tract 48157674603 considered part of Greatwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157674603 fall within Greatwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157674603?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 310 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157674603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.09% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48157674603 compare to Sugar Land overall?

Tract 48157674603 scores 1.4/10, 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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