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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Baytown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48201253900 · Harris, TX · pop 3,808 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Baytown

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201253900 (Baytown, Texas) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,334 a month while the average household earns $64,621 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 22% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$64,621

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 23 tracts In Baytown
Moderate
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#582 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Moderate
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#2,781 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baytown and the region

Centroid at 29.7530, -94.9335 · click any tract to drill in

Why Baytown scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Baytown
2.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,334 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baytown
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baytown
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baytown
6.9

How Baytown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Baytown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 253900Baytown: 2.82.8Baytownparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 682Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 11.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak (2012)
  • 115Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482012539002009: 89 filings (11.35/100 renter HHs)2010: 75 filings (8.87/100 renter HHs)2011: 101 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2012: 117 filings (13.95/100 renter HHs)2013: 111 filings (13.23/100 renter HHs)2014: 74 filings (8.82/100 renter HHs)2015: 115 filings (13.71/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,168Total filings 2020-21
  • 15.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 8.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.87×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 22 filings (2.20× baseline)2020-02-01: 19 filings (3.45× baseline)2020-03-01: 9 filings (1.38× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.16× baseline)2020-06-01: 4 filings (0.38× baseline)2020-07-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.24× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 7 filings (0.82× baseline)2021-01-01: 10 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2021-03-01: 16 filings (2.46× baseline)2021-04-01: 9 filings (1.03× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.16× baseline)2021-06-01: 3 filings (0.29× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-08-01: 5 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-10-01: 7 filings (0.68× baseline)2021-11-01: 17 filings (2.13× baseline)2021-12-01: 9 filings (1.06× baseline)2022-01-01: 21 filings (2.10× baseline)2022-02-01: 33 filings (6.29× baseline)2022-03-01: 35 filings (5.38× baseline)2022-04-01: 21 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-05-01: 29 filings (4.64× baseline)2022-06-01: 27 filings (2.57× baseline)2022-07-01: 20 filings (1.74× baseline)2022-08-01: 16 filings (1.60× baseline)2022-09-01: 16 filings (1.94× baseline)2022-10-01: 24 filings (2.34× baseline)2022-11-01: 22 filings (2.75× baseline)2022-12-01: 28 filings (3.29× baseline)2023-01-01: 11 filings (1.10× baseline)2023-02-01: 9 filings (1.71× baseline)2023-03-01: 25 filings (3.85× baseline)2023-04-01: 18 filings (2.06× baseline)2023-05-01: 36 filings (5.76× baseline)2023-06-01: 55 filings (5.24× baseline)2023-07-01: 14 filings (1.22× baseline)2023-08-01: 55 filings (5.50× baseline)2023-09-01: 17 filings (2.06× baseline)2023-10-01: 42 filings (4.10× baseline)2023-11-01: 22 filings (2.75× baseline)2023-12-01: 7 filings (0.82× baseline)2024-01-01: 28 filings (2.80× baseline)2024-02-01: 5 filings (0.91× baseline)2024-03-01: 11 filings (1.69× baseline)2024-04-01: 14 filings (1.60× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-06-01: 14 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-07-01: 21 filings (1.83× baseline)2024-08-01: 17 filings (1.70× baseline)2024-09-01: 17 filings (2.06× baseline)2024-10-01: 12 filings (1.17× baseline)2024-11-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 10 filings (1.18× baseline)2025-01-01: 26 filings (2.60× baseline)2025-02-01: 17 filings (3.24× baseline)2025-03-01: 16 filings (2.46× baseline)2025-04-01: 14 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-05-01: 14 filings (2.24× baseline)2025-06-01: 19 filings (1.81× baseline)2025-07-01: 12 filings (1.04× baseline)2025-08-01: 22 filings (2.20× baseline)2025-09-01: 28 filings (3.39× baseline)2025-10-01: 21 filings (2.05× baseline)2025-11-01: 14 filings (1.75× baseline)2025-12-01: 24 filings (2.82× baseline)2026-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Baytown

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Baytown 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 1.87x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 682 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2012.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201253900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201253900?

Census tract 48201253900 in Baytown scores 4.3/10 (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 48201253900?

Median gross rent is $1,334/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201253900?

13.0% of residents in tract 48201253900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,808.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201253900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 56th, minority 64th, housing 68th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201253900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 682 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201253900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.71% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201253900 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.87× 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 48201253900 compare to Baytown overall?

Tract 48201253900 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Baytown at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baytown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Baytown

Top eight tracts in Baytown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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