Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Southgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201412201 · Harris, TX · pop 2,247 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Southgate in Houston is where census tract 48201412201 sits, home to 2,247 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,830 a month while the average household earns $155,855 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,113
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$155,855
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7093, -95.4083 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southgate scores 3.5
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
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,830 rent vs county FMR
7.0
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 Southgate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 105Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 8.75×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 Southgate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southgate
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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above 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 25th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 8.75x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201412201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201412201?
Census tract 48201412201 in the Southgate neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48201412201?
Median gross rent is $1,830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201412201?
15.6% of residents in tract 48201412201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,247.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201412201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 5th, minority 61th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 48201412201 considered part of Southgate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201412201 fall within Southgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201412201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 8.75× 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 48201412201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201412201 scores 3.5/10, 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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