Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Settegast Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201231000 · Harris, TX · pop 5,795 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
How risky is Settegast in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201231000 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #30,981 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 88% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $45,050 a year. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,582
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate27.4%
Median income$45,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8402, -95.2787 · click any tract to drill in
Why Settegast scores 6
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
27.4% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Settegast compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 279Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2009)
- 36Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 376Total filings 2020-21
- 4.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Settegast
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 above 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 279 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201231000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201231000?
Census tract 48201231000 in the Settegast neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 48201231000?
27.4% of residents in tract 48201231000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,795.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201231000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 31th.
Q4
Is tract 48201231000 considered part of Settegast?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201231000 fall within Settegast (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201231000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 279 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201231000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.62% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201231000 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.57× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201231000 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201231000 scores 6/10, 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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