Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Houston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201252001 · Harris, TX · pop 7,775 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Houston
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 48201252001 in Houston in Harris County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 7,775 residents. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,694 a month while the average household earns $96,832 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,953
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$96,832
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9422, -95.1871 · click any tract to drill in
Why Houston scores 3.4
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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,694 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 Houston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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)
- 475Total filings 2020-21
- 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.95×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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Houston
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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.95x 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 48201252001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201252001?
Census tract 48201252001 in Houston scores 3.4/10 (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 48201252001?
Median gross rent is $1,694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201252001?
6.1% of residents in tract 48201252001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,775.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201252001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 44th, minority 83th, housing 15th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48201252001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.95× 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.
Q6
How does tract 48201252001 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201252001 scores 3.4/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Houston
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6.5
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6.5
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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