Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
South Lawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201313902 · Harris, TX · pop 2,719 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eviction risk in the South Lawn area of Houston centers on tract 48201313902, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,719 residents. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,411 monthly, set against $62,550 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,617
Renter share82.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$62,550
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6832, -95.3863 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lawn scores 4.1
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,411 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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)
- 483Total filings 2020-21
- 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.50×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
Within South Lawn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lawn
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.2/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 5th 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 3.50x 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 48201313902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201313902?
Census tract 48201313902 in the South Lawn neighborhood 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 48201313902?
Median gross rent is $1,411/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201313902?
5.9% of residents in tract 48201313902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,719.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201313902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 0th, minority 79th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 48201313902 considered part of South Lawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201313902 fall within South Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201313902 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.50× 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 48201313902 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201313902 scores 4.1/10, 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.
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