Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Avondale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201330700 · Harris, TX · pop 9,562 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 48201330700 runs through Avondale in Houston. With 9,562 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,385 monthly, set against $66,130 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,561
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$66,130
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.5979, -95.4429 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avondale scores 4.8
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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,385 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Avondale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 600Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2012)
- 69Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 57% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 341Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Avondale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avondale
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.3/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 600 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.0% of renter households in 2012.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.61x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201330700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201330700?
Census tract 48201330700 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 48201330700?
Median gross rent is $1,385/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201330700?
17.1% of residents in tract 48201330700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,562.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201330700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 91th, minority 98th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 48201330700 considered part of Avondale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201330700 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201330700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 600 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201330700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.49% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201330700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.61× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201330700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201330700 scores 4.8/10, 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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