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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Braeburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201423001 · Harris, TX · pop 3,253 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48201423001 in the Braeburn area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,253. Adults with no health insurance runs 37.0% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 43% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,057
Renter share91.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate34.7%
Median income$37,079

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Braeburn
Elevated
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#133 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#203 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6857, -95.5093 · click any tract to drill in

Why Braeburn scores 5.1

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
34.7% poverty · this tract
8.7
Supply constraint
$909 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Braeburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Braeburn risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 4230013.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 60Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.17×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Braeburn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Braeburn

91% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

At $909 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Houston commands. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.7/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 53% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201423001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201423001?

Census tract 48201423001 in the Braeburn 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 48201423001?

Median gross rent is $909/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201423001?

34.7% of residents in tract 48201423001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,253.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201423001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 23th, minority 85th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 48201423001 considered part of Braeburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201423001 fall within Braeburn (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201423001 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.17× 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.
Q7

How does tract 48201423001 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201423001 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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