Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Westridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201314301 · Harris, TX · pop 1,936 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 48201314301 in the Westridge neighborhood of Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,936 residents. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,044 monthly, set against $50,266 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units1,407
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$50,266
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6792, -95.4159 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westridge scores 5.2
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
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,044 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Westridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 1,870Total filings 2020-21
- 24.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.21×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 Westridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westridge
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.9/10. 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.21x 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 48201314301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201314301?
Census tract 48201314301 in the Westridge neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 48201314301?
Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201314301?
19.7% of residents in tract 48201314301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,936.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201314301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 24th, minority 94th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 48201314301 considered part of Westridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201314301 fall within Westridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201314301 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.21× 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 48201314301 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201314301 scores 5.2/10, 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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