Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #70,218 of 84,120 nationally
Gulf Palms Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201321302 · Harris, TX · pop 2,148 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
How risky is Gulf Palms in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201321302 scores 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,105 a month against an average household income of $66,156 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units587
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$66,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6447, -95.2117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gulf Palms scores 2.6
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
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,105 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Gulf Palms compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 136Total filings 2020-21
- 1.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.79×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 Gulf Palms. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gulf Palms
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.3/10. 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 below 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.79x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201321302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201321302?
Census tract 48201321302 in the Gulf Palms neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 48201321302?
Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201321302?
21.1% of residents in tract 48201321302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,148.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201321302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 90th, minority 87th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 48201321302 considered part of Gulf Palms?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201321302 fall within Gulf Palms (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201321302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.79× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201321302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201321302 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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.
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