Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201251701 · Harris, TX · pop 3,400 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 48201251701, home to 3,400 residents in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of Houston, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 96% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,703 a month while the average household earns $63,413 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,263
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$63,413
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0365, -95.1036 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood Heights scores 5.1
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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,703 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 Lakewood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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)
- 460Total filings 2020-21
- 6.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 17.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.34×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood Heights
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 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 0.34x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 48201251701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201251701?
Census tract 48201251701 in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201251701?
Median gross rent is $1,703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 96% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201251701?
20.1% of residents in tract 48201251701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,400.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201251701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 85th, minority 39th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 48201251701 considered part of Lakewood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201251701 fall within Lakewood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201251701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.34× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201251701 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201251701 scores 5.1/10, 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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