Within neighborhood
0
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Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Pamela Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201330200 · Harris, TX · pop 4,997 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Here is how census tract 48201330200, in the Pamela Heights neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,997. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,163 a month while the average household earns $53,903 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,523
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate28.1%
Median income$53,903
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6347, -95.4537 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pamela Heights scores 5.9
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
28.1% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,163 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Pamela Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 386Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.0%Peak (2009)
- 45Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 471Total filings 2020-21
- 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.70×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 Pamela Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pamela Heights
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.70x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 386 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.0% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201330200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201330200?
Census tract 48201330200 in the Pamela Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 48201330200?
Median gross rent is $1,163/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201330200?
28.1% of residents in tract 48201330200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,997.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201330200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 52th, minority 95th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 48201330200 considered part of Pamela Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201330200 fall within Pamela Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201330200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 386 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201330200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.45% of renter households, peaking at 27.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201330200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.70× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201330200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201330200 scores 5.9/10, 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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