Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
The Cove Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201340600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,522 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the The Cove neighborhood of Houston, census tract 48201340600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,433 monthly, set against $111,058 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units957
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$111,058
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.5759, -95.1313 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Cove scores 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
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,433 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 The Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%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)
- 25Total filings over 6 yrs
- 16.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.1%Peak (2014)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 22Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×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 The Cove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Cove
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.86x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 16.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.1% 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 48201340600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201340600?
Census tract 48201340600 in the The Cove neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 48201340600?
Median gross rent is $2,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201340600?
2.2% of residents in tract 48201340600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,522.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201340600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 36th, minority 46th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 48201340600 considered part of The Cove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201340600 fall within The Cove (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201340600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 48201340600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.77% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201340600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× 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 48201340600 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201340600 scores 3/10, 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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