Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Linkwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201412800 · Harris, TX · pop 5,147 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Linkwood neighborhood of Houston is where census tract 48201412800 sits, home to 5,147 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,955 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,412 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,641
Renter share3.5%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6981, -95.4533 · click any tract to drill in
Why Linkwood scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,412 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
4.8
How Linkwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 0
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 0%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)
- 17Total filings over 6 yrs
- 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.0%Peak (2011)
- 1Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 6Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.00×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 Linkwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Linkwood
The heaviest input here 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 above 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.0% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201412800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201412800?
Census tract 48201412800 in the Linkwood neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 48201412800?
Median gross rent is $2,412/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201412800?
1.9% of residents in tract 48201412800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,147.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201412800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 5th, minority 50th, housing 0th.
Q5
Is tract 48201412800 considered part of Linkwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201412800 fall within Linkwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201412800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 48201412800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 11.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201412800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201412800 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201412800 scores 1.2/10, lower 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Houston
Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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