Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Silverdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201210500 · Harris, TX · pop 4,711 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Here is how census tract 48201210500, in the Silverdale area of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,711. On the national scale it ranks #37,410 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,084 a month while the average household earns $48,837 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,783
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$48,837
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
76
th percentile
High
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7953, -95.3604 · click any tract to drill in
Why Silverdale scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,084 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Silverdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 6%Grade B
- 78%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 217Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2013)
- 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 217Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Silverdale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Silverdale
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 217 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% 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 48201210500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201210500?
Census tract 48201210500 in the Silverdale neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 48201210500?
Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201210500?
25.0% of residents in tract 48201210500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,711.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201210500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 100th, minority 91th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 48201210500 considered part of Silverdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201210500 fall within Silverdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201210500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 217 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201210500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.01% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201210500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201210500 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201210500 scores 5.7/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 48201210500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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