Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201411301 · Harris, TX · pop 2,097 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
For landlords sizing up the Highland Village neighborhood of Houston, census tract 48201411301 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,867 a month while the average household earns $118,206 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 56%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share72.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$118,206
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7530, -95.4530 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Village 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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,867 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 Highland Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 283Total filings 2020-21
- 3.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.51×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 Highland Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland Village
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 below 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 6.51x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201411301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201411301?
Census tract 48201411301 in the Highland Village 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 48201411301?
Median gross rent is $1,867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201411301?
5.0% of residents in tract 48201411301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,097.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201411301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 15th, minority 49th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 48201411301 considered part of Highland Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201411301 fall within Highland Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201411301 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.51× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201411301 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201411301 scores 3.1/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Houston
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
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