Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
East Houston Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48201231100 · Harris, TX · pop 5,256 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
East Houston in Houston anchors census tract 48201231100, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
89% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 72% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,271 monthly, set against $31,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share37.9%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate40.9%
Median income$31,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8278, -95.2500 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Houston scores 6.5
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
40.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,271 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 East Houston 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.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 337Total filings over 7 yrs
- 11.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.7%Peak (2009)
- 44Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 28% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 369Total filings 2020-21
- 4.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.52×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 East Houston. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Houston
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 337 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.7% of renter households in 2009.
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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201231100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201231100?
Census tract 48201231100 in the East Houston neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 48201231100?
Median gross rent is $1,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 89% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201231100?
40.9% of residents in tract 48201231100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,256.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201231100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 95th, minority 98th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 48201231100 considered part of East Houston?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201231100 fall within East Houston (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201231100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 337 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201231100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.90% of renter households, peaking at 15.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201231100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.52× 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 48201231100 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201231100 scores 6.5/10, 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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