Neighborhood · Ranked #67,485 of 84,120 nationally

Sharpstown Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201422701 · Harris, TX · pop 5,120 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is Sharpstown in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201422701 scores 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,375 monthly, set against $60,909 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 34% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,646

Renter share52.9%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate13.6%

Median income$60,909

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6974, -95.5000 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sharpstown scores 2.8

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

13.6% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,375 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Sharpstown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

78%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

330Total filings over 7 yrs
6.01%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak (2014)
35Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

183Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly (observed)
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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 Sharpstown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sharpstown

What moves this score most 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 330 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201422701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201422701?

Census tract 48201422701 in the Sharpstown neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201422701?

Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201422701?

13.6% of residents in tract 48201422701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,120.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201422701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 87th, minority 93th, housing 48th.

Is tract 48201422701 considered part of Sharpstown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201422701 fall within Sharpstown (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201422701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 330 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201422701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.01% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201422701 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.67× 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.

How does tract 48201422701 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201422701 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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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