Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201220500 · Harris, TX · pop 3,310 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Here is how census tract 48201220500, in the Independence Heights area of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,310. On the national scale it ranks #37,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $967 a month while the average household earns $19,877 a year, roughly 58% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,571
Renter share76.6%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate27.1%
Median income$19,877
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8362, -95.3815 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence Heights scores 6.3
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
27.1% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$967 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Independence Heights 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.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%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)
- 209Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2012)
- 18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 366Total filings 2020-21
- 4.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.69×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Independence Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence Heights
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 209 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 100th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201220500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201220500?
Census tract 48201220500 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48201220500?
Median gross rent is $967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201220500?
27.1% of residents in tract 48201220500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,310.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201220500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 100th, minority 91th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 48201220500 considered part of Independence Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201220500 fall within Independence Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201220500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 209 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201220500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.04% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201220500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.69× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201220500 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201220500 scores 6.3/10, 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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