Neighborhood · Ranked #56,265 of 84,120 nationally

Gulf Palms Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201334001 · Harris, TX · pop 3,413 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 48201334001 reflects conditions in the Gulf Palms neighborhood of Houston, Texas. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,351 a month against an average household income of $44,479 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 27% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,179

Renter share77.9%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate23.0%

Median income$44,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6164, -95.2262 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gulf Palms scores 3.6

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

23.0% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$1,351 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Gulf Palms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

97%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

1,022Total filings over 7 yrs
19.44%Avg annual filing rate
21.9%Peak (2013)
155Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

582Total filings 2020-21
7.6Avg monthly (observed)
11.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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 Gulf Palms. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gulf Palms

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,022 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 19.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.9% of renter households in 2013.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x 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 48201334001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201334001?

Census tract 48201334001 in the Gulf Palms neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201334001?

Median gross rent is $1,351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201334001?

23.0% of residents in tract 48201334001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,413.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201334001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 99th, minority 94th, housing 76th.

Is tract 48201334001 considered part of Gulf Palms?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201334001 fall within Gulf Palms (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201334001?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,022 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201334001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.44% of renter households, peaking at 21.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201334001 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× 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.

How does tract 48201334001 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201334001 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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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