Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Memorial City Eviction Risk: Lower , Hedwig Village
Tract 48201430500 · Harris, TX · pop 2,320 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 48201430500, home to 2,320 residents in Memorial City in Hedwig Village, scores 4.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,437 monthly, set against $184,609 in average yearly household income, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units839
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$184,609
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hedwig Village and the region
Centroid at 29.7798, -95.5192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Memorial City scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hedwig Village
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,437 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hedwig Village
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hedwig Village
1.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hedwig Village
1.6
How Memorial City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 21Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2012)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 48Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.46×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Memorial City
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.4/10. 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 Hedwig Village, 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 White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.46x 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 48201430500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201430500?
Census tract 48201430500 in the Memorial City neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 48201430500?
Median gross rent is $1,437/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201430500?
5.1% of residents in tract 48201430500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,320.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201430500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 53th, minority 55th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 48201430500 considered part of Memorial City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201430500 fall within Memorial City (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201430500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201430500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.81% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201430500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.46× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201430500 compare to Hedwig Village overall?
Tract 48201430500 scores 1.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Hedwig Village at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hedwig Village; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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