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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Meyerland Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201420800 · Harris, TX · pop 2,515 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is the Meyerland neighborhood of Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201420800 scores 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,700 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 8% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units878
Renter share8.7%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Meyerland
Low
Within parent city
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#862 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#981 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very Low
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#5,145 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6845, -95.4692 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meyerland scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,700 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.
Meyerland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 420800Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 12Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2011)
  • 3Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482014208002009: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 4 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (2.08/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2015: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 17Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.42×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 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 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2011.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.42x 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 48201420800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201420800?

Census tract 48201420800 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 48201420800?

Median gross rent is $2,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201420800?

1.6% of residents in tract 48201420800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,515.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201420800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 38th, minority 57th, housing 1th.
Q5

Is tract 48201420800 considered part of Meyerland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201420800 fall within Meyerland (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201420800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 48201420800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201420800 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.42× 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 48201420800 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201420800 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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