Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally
Gulf Palms Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201334002 · Harris, TX · pop 2,276 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
48201334002 is a census tract in the Gulf Palms area of Houston, TX. It scores 3.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,276. 88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 53%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share88.2%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$73,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6084, -95.2143 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gulf Palms scores 3.1
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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Gulf Palms compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 341Total filings over 7 yrs
- 25.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2012)
- 49Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 491Total filings 2020-21
- 6.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. 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
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 40% here against 49.5% across Harris County.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $1,594, 17% above the Houston average. Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points.
Court records carry 341 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2012, when 5.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 25.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $73,857.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201334002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201334002?
Census tract 48201334002 in the Gulf Palms neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201334002?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201334002?
7.4% of residents in tract 48201334002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,276.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201334002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 43th, minority 89th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 48201334002 considered part of Gulf Palms?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201334002 fall within Gulf Palms (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201334002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 341 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201334002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.89% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201334002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.67× 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 48201334002 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201334002 scores 3.1/10, lower 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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