Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Wayside Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201231400 · Harris, TX · pop 2,973 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 48201231400 belongs to the Wayside Village area of Houston, Texas. It is home to 2,973 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,432 monthly, set against $45,479 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,201
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$45,479
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8637, -95.2871 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wayside Village scores 5.6
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
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,432 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Wayside Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 177Total filings over 7 yrs
- 18.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.1%Peak (2010)
- 24Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 141Total filings 2020-21
- 1.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.96×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wayside Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wayside Village
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 0.96x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 177 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 18.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.1% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201231400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201231400?
Census tract 48201231400 in the Wayside Village neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 48201231400?
Median gross rent is $1,432/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201231400?
23.5% of residents in tract 48201231400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201231400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 92th, minority 98th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 48201231400 considered part of Wayside Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201231400 fall within Wayside Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201231400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 177 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201231400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.15% of renter households, peaking at 22.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201231400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.96× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201231400 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201231400 scores 5.6/10, 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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