Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Scenic Woods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201231500 · Harris, TX · pop 2,866 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 48201231500 covers part of the Scenic Woods area of Houston, TX, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,866 residents. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.6
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 parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.6
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
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 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
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.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scenic Woods
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.
Disability prevalence runs 48.0% against 31.5% nationally. Average gross rent is $982, 28% below the Houston average.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.2% against 11.3% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 348 filings here across 7 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2015, when 18.6% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 15.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 4.6/10 (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 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 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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