Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Sand Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201250901 · Harris, TX · pop 3,723 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 48201250901 belongs to the Sand Creek area of Houston, Texas. It is home to 3,723 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #43,705 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,965 a month against an average household income of $97,010 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,734
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$97,010
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
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 30.0440, -95.1642 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sand Creek 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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,965 rent vs county FMR
7.9
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 Sand Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 452Total filings 2020-21
- 5.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 8.14×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sand Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sand Creek
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 8.14x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201250901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201250901?
Census tract 48201250901 in the Sand Creek 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 48201250901?
Median gross rent is $1,965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201250901?
9.1% of residents in tract 48201250901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,723.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201250901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 61th, minority 42th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 48201250901 considered part of Sand Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201250901 fall within Sand Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201250901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 8.14× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201250901 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201250901 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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