Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,613 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48201252901 · Harris, TX · pop 2,282
Highlands in Harris County anchors census tract 48201252901, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,098 a month against an average household income of $46,875 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units936
Renter share25.5%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate20.9%
Median income$46,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highlands and the region
Centroid at 29.8141, -95.0735 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highlands
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
20.9% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highlands
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highlands
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highlands
5.9
How Highlands 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.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 129Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Highlands, 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.
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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.89x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201252901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201252901?
Census tract 48201252901 in Highlands scores 4.1/10 (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 48201252901?
Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201252901?
20.9% of residents in tract 48201252901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,282.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201252901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 59th, minority 53th, housing 46th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48201252901 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.
Q6
How does tract 48201252901 compare to Highlands overall?
Tract 48201252901 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Highlands at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highlands
Top eight tracts in Highlands ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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