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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

East Haven Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201320901 · Harris, TX · pop 3,649 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 48201320901 covers part of the East Haven area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 27% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,101
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate42.6%
Median income$58,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In East Haven
Very High
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#258 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#139 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6478, -95.2438 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Haven scores 5.1

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
42.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 East Haven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Haven risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 3209013.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,441Total filings 2020-21
  • 18.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 12.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.55×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 East Haven. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Haven

Adults with no health insurance runs 37.2% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,302, close to the Houston average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201320901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201320901?

Census tract 48201320901 in the East Haven 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 48201320901?

Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201320901?

42.6% of residents in tract 48201320901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,649.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201320901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 85th, minority 94th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 48201320901 considered part of East Haven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201320901 fall within East Haven (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201320901 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.55× 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 48201320901 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201320901 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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