Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Meyerland Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201421802 · Harris, TX · pop 2,063 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 48201421802 in the Meyerland area of Houston, TX reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,063 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share35.9%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$104,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6857, -95.4809 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meyerland scores 3
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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 310Total filings 2020-21
- 4.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.64×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 Meyerland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meyerland
Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Harris County average of 49.5%. Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points.
At $1,181 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Houston commands. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.4/10. Against average income of $104,583, annual rent is just 14%.
Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201421802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421802?
Census tract 48201421802 in the Meyerland neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 48201421802?
Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421802?
11.0% of residents in tract 48201421802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,063.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 41th, minority 52th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 48201421802 considered part of Meyerland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421802 fall within Meyerland (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201421802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.64× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201421802 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201421802 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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