Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
South Lawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201313700 · Harris, TX · pop 2,045 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
South Lawn in Houston is where census tract 48201313700 sits, home to 2,045 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,629 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,195 a month while the average household earns $47,964 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units921
Renter share44.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate21.6%
Median income$47,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6975, -95.3665 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lawn scores 5.4
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
21.6% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 South Lawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 30%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)
- 486Total filings over 7 yrs
- 19.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.1%Peak (2013)
- 71Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 330Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.70×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 South Lawn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lawn
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.4/10. 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 486 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 19.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.1% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201313700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201313700?
Census tract 48201313700 in the South Lawn neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 48201313700?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201313700?
21.6% of residents in tract 48201313700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,045.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201313700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 79th, minority 93th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 48201313700 considered part of South Lawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201313700 fall within South Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201313700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 486 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201313700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.95% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201313700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.70× 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 48201313700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201313700 scores 5.4/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 48201313700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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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