Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201430900 · Harris, TX · pop 5,264 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Whispering Oaks area of Houston anchors census tract 48201430900, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,790 monthly, set against $84,699 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
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
26
th percentile
Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.6
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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.7/10. 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 about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.39x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 48 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 3.6/10 (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 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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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