Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201313000 · Harris, TX · pop 3,059 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 48201313000, in the Riverside Terrace neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,059. On the national scale it ranks #40,627 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,131 a month against an average household income of $62,927 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,418
Renter share61.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$62,927
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
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 29.7200, -95.3745 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside Terrace 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
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,131 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Riverside Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 98%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 581Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.6%Peak (2014)
- 94Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 373Total filings 2020-21
- 4.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.71×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
Within Riverside Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside Terrace
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.2/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 581 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.6% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 66th 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 48201313000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201313000?
Census tract 48201313000 in the Riverside Terrace 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 48201313000?
Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201313000?
20.6% of residents in tract 48201313000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,059.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201313000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 6th, minority 87th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 48201313000 considered part of Riverside Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201313000 fall within Riverside Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201313000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 581 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201313000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.69% of renter households, peaking at 11.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201313000 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201313000 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201313000 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.
Q9
Was tract 48201313000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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