Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Houston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201340202 · Harris, TX · pop 8,375
For landlords sizing up Houston, census tract 48201340202 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #46,745 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,848 a month while the average household earns $167,647 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,922
Renter share13.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$167,647
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6133, -95.1398 · click any tract to drill in
Why Houston scores 2.6
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,848 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 Houston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 32Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2014)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 200% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 20Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.61×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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Houston
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% 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 48201340202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201340202?
Census tract 48201340202 in Houston scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201340202?
Median gross rent is $1,848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201340202?
5.9% of residents in tract 48201340202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201340202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 20th, minority 65th, housing 23th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201340202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201340202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.33% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201340202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.61× 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 48201340202 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201340202 scores 2.6/10, right in line with 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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