Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
The Cove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201340501 · Harris, TX · pop 3,948 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in The Cove in Houston centers on tract 48201340501, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,948 residents. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,164 a month while the average household earns $79,375 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,733
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$79,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.5692, -95.1207 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Cove scores 4.6
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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,164 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 The Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 212Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.14×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Cove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Cove
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.3/10. 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 below 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.14x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201340501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201340501?
Census tract 48201340501 in the The Cove neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 48201340501?
Median gross rent is $1,164/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201340501?
17.3% of residents in tract 48201340501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,948.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201340501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 67th, minority 56th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 48201340501 considered part of The Cove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201340501 fall within The Cove (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201340501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.14× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201340501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201340501 scores 4.6/10, 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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