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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Lamar Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201421101 · Harris, TX · pop 2,644 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 48201421101 belongs to the Lamar Terrace neighborhood of Houston, Texas. It is home to 2,644 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #46,756 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,151 monthly, set against $57,959 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 93% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 60% Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,380
Renter share93.5%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$57,959

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 11 tracts In Lamar Terrace
Very High
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#211 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#227 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#875 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7223, -95.4701 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lamar Terrace scores 5.8

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
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Lamar Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lamar Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 421101Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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)

  • 564Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.9%Peak (2015)
  • 156Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482014211012009: 51 filings (2.75/100 renter HHs)2010: 23 filings (1.47/100 renter HHs)2011: 55 filings (3.83/100 renter HHs)2012: 65 filings (4.53/100 renter HHs)2013: 116 filings (8.08/100 renter HHs)2014: 98 filings (6.83/100 renter HHs)2015: 156 filings (10.87/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 206% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 449Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 8.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 24 filings (1.92× baseline)2020-02-01: 12 filings (1.92× baseline)2020-03-01: 10 filings (1.43× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2020-07-01: 4 filings (0.47× baseline)2020-08-01: 9 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-12-01: 8 filings (0.68× 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: 3 filings (0.41× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (0.25× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.12× baseline)2021-08-01: 1 filings (0.11× baseline)2021-09-01: 5 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.10× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (0.26× baseline)2022-01-01: 12 filings (0.96× baseline)2022-02-01: 5 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (0.43× baseline)2022-04-01: 10 filings (1.38× baseline)2022-05-01: 12 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-06-01: 8 filings (0.68× baseline)2022-07-01: 7 filings (0.82× baseline)2022-08-01: 24 filings (2.67× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (0.74× baseline)2022-10-01: 12 filings (1.60× baseline)2022-11-01: 14 filings (1.40× baseline)2022-12-01: 10 filings (0.85× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.32× baseline)2023-02-01: 9 filings (1.44× baseline)2023-03-01: 11 filings (1.57× baseline)2023-04-01: 4 filings (0.55× baseline)2023-05-01: 5 filings (0.63× baseline)2023-06-01: 7 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-08-01: 9 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 11 filings (1.47× baseline)2023-11-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2024-01-01: 5 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-02-01: 5 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-03-01: 9 filings (1.29× baseline)2024-04-01: 6 filings (0.83× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (0.38× baseline)2024-06-01: 8 filings (0.68× baseline)2024-07-01: 6 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-08-01: 10 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-09-01: 8 filings (0.84× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-12-01: 6 filings (0.51× baseline)2025-01-01: 10 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (0.48× baseline)2025-03-01: 5 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (0.69× baseline)2025-05-01: 7 filings (0.88× baseline)2025-06-01: 4 filings (0.34× baseline)2025-07-01: 6 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.11× baseline)2025-10-01: 9 filings (1.20× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 13 filings (1.11× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× 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 far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lamar Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lamar Terrace

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 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 564 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.9% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 78th 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 48201421101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421101?

Census tract 48201421101 in the Lamar Terrace neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 48201421101?

Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421101?

28.8% of residents in tract 48201421101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,644.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 11th, minority 88th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 48201421101 considered part of Lamar Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421101 fall within Lamar Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201421101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 564 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201421101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.48% of renter households, peaking at 10.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201421101 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 48201421101 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201421101 scores 5.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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