Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Moonshine Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201250701 · Harris, TX · pop 7,584 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 48201250701 covers the Moonshine Hill area of Houston, home to 7,584 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #40,620 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,829 a month against an average household income of $112,664 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,325
Renter share19.1%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$112,664
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
28
th percentile
Low
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0090, -95.2301 · click any tract to drill in
Why Moonshine Hill scores 3.7
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
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,829 rent vs county FMR
7.0
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 Moonshine Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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)
- 239Total filings over 7 yrs
- 11.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.6%Peak (2015)
- 45Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 73% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 358Total filings 2020-21
- 4.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.53×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Moonshine Hill
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.53x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201250701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201250701?
Census tract 48201250701 in the Moonshine Hill neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 48201250701?
Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201250701?
14.0% of residents in tract 48201250701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,584.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201250701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 63th, minority 78th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 48201250701 considered part of Moonshine Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201250701 fall within Moonshine Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201250701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 239 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201250701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.73% of renter households, peaking at 15.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201250701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.53× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201250701 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201250701 scores 3.7/10, 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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