Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Lindale Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201220300 ·
Harris, TX · pop 4,162 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 48201220300 belongs to Lindale Park in Houston, Texas. It is home to 4,162 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #46,720 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,119 a month against an average household income of $53,792 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 29%Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,193
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate28.9%
Median income$53,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 6 tracts In Lindale Park
Very High
Within parent city
81th percentile
#185 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
83th percentile
#193 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
89th percentile
#768 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8242, -95.3657 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lindale Park scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
28.9% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,119 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Lindale Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
93%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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)
139Total filings over 7 yrs
3.43%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak (2013)
18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings climbed 20% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
134Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly (observed)
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.03×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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 Lindale Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.03x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201220300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201220300?
Census tract 48201220300 in the Lindale Park 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 48201220300?
Median gross rent is $1,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201220300?
28.9% of residents in tract 48201220300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201220300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 55th, minority 91th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 48201220300 considered part of Lindale Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201220300 fall within Lindale Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201220300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201220300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.43% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201220300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.03× 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 48201220300 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201220300 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.
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