Within neighborhood
80
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Maplewood South/North Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201422501 · Harris, TX · pop 3,333 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48201422501 in the Maplewood South/North area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,408
Renter share77.9%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate27.7%
Median income$50,305
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6747, -95.5012 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maplewood South/North scores 5.1
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
27.7% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Maplewood South/North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 683Total filings 2020-21
- 8.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.32×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 Maplewood South/North. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maplewood South/North
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. 78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.5% against 11.3% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Harris County average of 49.5%.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Average gross rent is $1,195, 12% below the Houston average. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201422501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201422501?
Census tract 48201422501 in the Maplewood South/North neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201422501?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201422501?
27.7% of residents in tract 48201422501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,333.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201422501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 70th, minority 73th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 48201422501 considered part of Maplewood South/North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201422501 fall within Maplewood South/North (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201422501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.32× 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 48201422501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201422501 scores 5.1/10, higher 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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