Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Holiday Forest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201232701 · Harris, TX · pop 7,941 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Eviction risk in Holiday Forest in Houston centers on tract 48201232701, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,941 residents. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,078 monthly, set against $38,835 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,483
Renter share72.1%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate33.2%
Median income$38,835
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7886, -95.2278 · click any tract to drill in
Why Holiday Forest scores 6.4
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
33.2% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,078 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Holiday Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 1,267Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2012)
- 112Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,041Total filings 2020-21
- 13.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 15.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.89×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 Holiday Forest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Holiday Forest
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 0.89x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,267 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.3% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201232701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201232701?
Census tract 48201232701 in the Holiday Forest neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 48201232701?
Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201232701?
33.2% of residents in tract 48201232701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,941.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201232701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 98th, minority 97th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 48201232701 considered part of Holiday Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201232701 fall within Holiday Forest (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201232701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,267 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201232701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.32% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201232701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× 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 48201232701 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201232701 scores 6.4/10, 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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