Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201420200 · Harris, TX · pop 2,424 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 48201420200 covers the Westwood Park area of Houston, home to 2,424 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #30,998 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,308 a month against an average household income of $64,477 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$64,477
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6674, -95.4440 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Park scores 5.6
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
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,308 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Westwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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)
- 67Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2014)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 174Total filings 2020-21
- 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.05×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 Westwood Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Park
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 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 3.05x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201420200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201420200?
Census tract 48201420200 in the Westwood Park neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 48201420200?
Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201420200?
28.7% of residents in tract 48201420200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,424.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201420200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 93th, minority 83th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 48201420200 considered part of Westwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201420200 fall within Westwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201420200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201420200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.43% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201420200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.05× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201420200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201420200 scores 5.6/10, 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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