Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201431001 · Harris, TX · pop 2,291 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Whispering Oaks area of Houston is where census tract 48201431001 sits, home to 2,291 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,431 a month against an average household income of $126,333 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,086
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$126,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7423, -95.5481 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whispering Oaks scores 3.1
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,431 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 78Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.30×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 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 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 below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 14th 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 1.30x 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 48201431001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431001?
Census tract 48201431001 in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 48201431001?
Median gross rent is $1,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431001?
7.0% of residents in tract 48201431001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 18th, minority 50th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431001 considered part of Whispering Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431001 fall within Whispering Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.30× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201431001 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431001 scores 3.1/10, 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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