Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201430900 · Harris, TX · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
48201430900 is a census tract in the Whispering Oaks area of Houston, TX. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,264. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,640
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$84,699
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7579, -95.5432 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whispering Oaks scores 3
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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,790 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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 Whispering Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 48Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2010)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 79Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.39×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 Whispering Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whispering Oaks
Average gross rent is $1,790, 32% above the Houston average. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The voucher gap is 17.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. It sits 1.0 points below the Harris County average of 4.0.
Court records carry 48 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2010 at 4.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201430900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201430900?
Census tract 48201430900 in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 48201430900?
Median gross rent is $1,790/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201430900?
5.4% of residents in tract 48201430900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201430900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 55th, minority 58th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 48201430900 considered part of Whispering Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201430900 fall within Whispering Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201430900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201430900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.45% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201430900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.39× 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 48201430900 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201430900 scores 3/10, lower 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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