Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Crestmont Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201331700 · Harris, TX · pop 4,134 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is Crestmont in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201331700 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #40,635 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $791 monthly, set against $39,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate36.7%
Median income$39,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6434, -95.3322 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crestmont scores 6.3
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
36.7% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$791 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Crestmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 418Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.5%Peak (2014)
- 63Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 336Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.92×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 Crestmont. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crestmont
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 0.92x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 418 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.5% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201331700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201331700?
Census tract 48201331700 in the Crestmont neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48201331700?
Median gross rent is $791/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201331700?
36.7% of residents in tract 48201331700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,134.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201331700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 48201331700 considered part of Crestmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201331700 fall within Crestmont (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201331700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 418 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201331700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.91% of renter households, peaking at 21.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201331700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201331700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201331700 scores 6.3/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Houston
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6.5
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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