Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Scenic Woods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201231500 ·
Harris, TX · pop 2,866 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Scenic Woods neighborhood of Houston is where census tract 48201231500 sits, home to 2,866 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #46,726 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $982 a month against an average household income of $50,319 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 23%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units921
Renter share47.9%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$50,319
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Scenic Woods
Very Low
Within parent city
63th percentile
#356 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
66th percentile
#385 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
76th percentile
#1,667 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8598, -95.2965 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scenic Woods scores 5.1
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
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$982 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Scenic Woods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
99%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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)
348Total filings over 7 yrs
15.43%Avg annual filing rate
18.6%Peak (2015)
64Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings climbed 39% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
314Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly (observed)
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×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 Scenic Woods. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.2/10. 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 Black and ranks around the 99th 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 1.05x 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 48201231500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201231500?
Census tract 48201231500 in the Scenic Woods neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201231500?
Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201231500?
16.9% of residents in tract 48201231500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,866.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201231500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 48201231500 considered part of Scenic Woods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201231500 fall within Scenic Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201231500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 348 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201231500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.43% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201231500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.05× 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 48201231500 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201231500 scores 5.1/10, 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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