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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Meadowbrook Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston

Tract 48201320602 · Harris, TX · pop 5,047 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 48201320602, in Meadowbrook in Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,047. On the national scale it ranks #34,267 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $965 a month against an average household income of $47,667 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 24% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,526
Renter share59.7%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate30.0%
Median income$47,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 8 tracts In Meadowbrook
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#93 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#104 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#395 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6775, -95.2575 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meadowbrook scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
30.0% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$965 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Meadowbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Meadowbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 320602Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 264Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2010)
  • 36Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482013206022009: 36 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2010: 52 filings (7.76/100 renter HHs)2011: 32 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 28 filings (4.12/100 renter HHs)2013: 46 filings (6.76/100 renter HHs)2014: 34 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 36 filings (5.29/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 169Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-10-01: 5 filings (1.54× baseline)2021-11-01: 4 filings (1.23× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2022-03-01: 4 filings (2.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-06-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (2.15× baseline)2022-09-01: 4 filings (0.94× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (0.92× baseline)2022-11-01: 6 filings (1.85× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2023-01-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-02-01: 7 filings (2.55× baseline)2023-03-01: 9 filings (6.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 3 filings (6.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 5 filings (1.54× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (0.94× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (0.92× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2023-12-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-06-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (1.23× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2024-12-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.24× baseline)2025-10-01: 3 filings (0.92× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.29× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Meadowbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meadowbrook

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.5/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 264 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2010.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201320602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201320602?

Census tract 48201320602 in the Meadowbrook neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 48201320602?

Median gross rent is $965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201320602?

30.0% of residents in tract 48201320602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,047.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201320602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 75th, minority 98th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 48201320602 considered part of Meadowbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201320602 fall within Meadowbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201320602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 264 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201320602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.57% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201320602 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× 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 48201320602 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201320602 scores 6.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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