Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201431002 · Harris, TX · pop 3,046 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 48201431002 reflects conditions in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,473 monthly, set against $103,021 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,237
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$103,021
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
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 29.7529, -95.5502 · 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
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 61Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.70×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 4.6/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.70x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201431002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431002?
Census tract 48201431002 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 48201431002?
Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431002?
2.0% of residents in tract 48201431002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,046.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 34th, minority 17th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431002 considered part of Whispering Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431002 fall within Whispering Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.70× 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 48201431002 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431002 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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Highest-risk tracts in Houston
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6.5
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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