Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Scenic Woods Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201231600 · Harris, TX · pop 3,377 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Scenic Woods neighborhood of Houston, census tract 48201231600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,465 monthly, set against $41,760 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,127
Renter share22.6%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$41,760
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 29.8617, -95.3075 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scenic Woods 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
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,465 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 173Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.2%Peak (2015)
- 37Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 28% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 131Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.85×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 Scenic Woods. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scenic Woods
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 173 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.2% of renter households in 2015.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.85x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201231600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201231600?
Census tract 48201231600 in the Scenic Woods 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 average rent in tract 48201231600?
Median gross rent is $1,465/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201231600?
26.7% of residents in tract 48201231600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,377.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201231600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 48201231600 considered part of Scenic Woods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201231600 fall within Scenic Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201231600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201231600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.95% of renter households, peaking at 13.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201231600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× 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 48201231600 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201231600 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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