Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Westbury Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201422404 · Harris, TX · pop 2,494 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 48201422404 covers the Westbury area of Houston, home to 2,494 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $980 a month while the average household earns $48,239 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units904
Renter share79.2%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$48,239
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6550, -95.4971 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westbury scores 5.5
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
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$980 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Westbury compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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)
- 145Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.36×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 Westbury. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westbury
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.36x 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 48201422404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201422404?
Census tract 48201422404 in the Westbury neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 48201422404?
Median gross rent is $980/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201422404?
23.4% of residents in tract 48201422404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,494.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201422404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 85th, minority 91th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 48201422404 considered part of Westbury?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201422404 fall within Westbury (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201422404 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.36× 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 48201422404 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201422404 scores 5.5/10, 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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