Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Almeda Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201330902 · Harris, TX · pop 2,860 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 48201330902 covers part of the Almeda area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,860 residents. Adults with no health insurance runs 40.6% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,092
Renter share53.0%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate33.9%
Median income$49,613
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6056, -95.4048 · click any tract to drill in
Why Almeda scores 5.1
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
33.9% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$1,438 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Almeda compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 265Total filings 2020-21
- 3.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.38×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.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Almeda
The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Against Harris County at 49.5%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average income of $49,613 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.5/10.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 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 household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201330902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201330902?
Census tract 48201330902 in the Almeda 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 48201330902?
Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201330902?
33.9% of residents in tract 48201330902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,860.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201330902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 92th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 48201330902 considered part of Almeda?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201330902 fall within Almeda (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201330902 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.38× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201330902 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201330902 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.
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