Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Mykawa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201331602 ·
Harris, TX · pop 3,034 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Mykawa neighborhood of Houston is where census tract 48201331602 sits, home to 3,034 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,468 a month against an average household income of $61,250 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%Stable renters 19%Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,196
Renter share68.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$61,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#2 of 3 tracts In Mykawa
Moderate
Within parent city
68th percentile
#304 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
71th percentile
#325 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
81th percentile
#1,336 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6279, -95.3183 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mykawa scores 5.4
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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,468 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Mykawa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
88%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
97%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
696Total filings over 7 yrs
19.34%Avg annual filing rate
26.0%Peak (2014)
68Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings dropped 28% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,158Total filings 2020-21
15.0Avg monthly (observed)
8.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.1/10. 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 above 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 1.78x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th 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 48201331602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201331602?
Census tract 48201331602 in the Mykawa neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 48201331602?
Median gross rent is $1,468/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201331602?
24.4% of residents in tract 48201331602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,034.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201331602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 63th, minority 97th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 48201331602 considered part of Mykawa?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201331602 fall within Mykawa (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201331602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 696 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201331602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.34% of renter households, peaking at 26.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201331602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.78× 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 48201331602 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201331602 scores 5.4/10, 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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