Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Hunterwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201232402 ·
Harris, TX · pop 4,753 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Here is how census tract 48201232402, in Hunterwood in Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,753. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,394 monthly, set against $58,537 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 14%Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,332
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$58,537
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Hunterwood
Very High
Within parent city
64th percentile
#346 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
67th percentile
#364 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
77th percentile
#1,560 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8118, -95.1880 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hunterwood scores 5.2
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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Hunterwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
84%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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)
531Total filings over 7 yrs
17.07%Avg annual filing rate
20.2%Peak (2015)
105Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings climbed 106% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
418Total filings 2020-21
5.4Avg monthly (observed)
7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.77×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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 Hunterwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 about the same as 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 531 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 17.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.2% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201232402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201232402?
Census tract 48201232402 in the Hunterwood neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 48201232402?
Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201232402?
20.4% of residents in tract 48201232402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,753.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201232402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 91th, minority 94th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 48201232402 considered part of Hunterwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201232402 fall within Hunterwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201232402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 531 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201232402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.07% of renter households, peaking at 20.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201232402 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.77× 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 48201232402 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201232402 scores 5.2/10, 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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