Within neighborhood
40
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Meyerland Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201420700 · Harris, TX · pop 2,488 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in the Meyerland neighborhood of Houston centers on tract 48201420700, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,488 residents. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,412 monthly, set against $205,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units896
Renter share11.7%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate0.5%
Median income$205,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6723, -95.4692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meyerland scores 2.7
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
0.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,412 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 Meyerland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%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 7 yrs
- 2.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.7%Peak (2009)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 80% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 13Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.08×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 Meyerland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meyerland
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 about the same as 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 1.08x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.7% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201420700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201420700?
Census tract 48201420700 in the Meyerland neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 48201420700?
Median gross rent is $2,412/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201420700?
0.5% of residents in tract 48201420700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,488.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201420700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 47th, minority 47th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 48201420700 considered part of Meyerland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201420700 fall within Meyerland (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201420700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201420700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.55% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201420700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.08× 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 48201420700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201420700 scores 2.7/10, 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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