Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201431101 · Harris, TX · pop 4,952 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 48201431101 belongs to Whispering Oaks in Houston, Texas. It is home to 4,952 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,433 a month while the average household earns $60,174 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,876
Renter share75.6%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$60,174
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7442, -95.5357 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whispering Oaks scores 4.5
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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,433 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: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 207Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2014)
- 38Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 623Total filings 2020-21
- 8.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.77×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
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 207 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201431101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431101?
Census tract 48201431101 in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 48201431101?
Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431101?
10.8% of residents in tract 48201431101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,952.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 10th, minority 82th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431101 considered part of Whispering Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431101 fall within Whispering Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201431101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 207 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201431101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.00% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431101 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.77× 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 48201431101 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431101 scores 4.5/10, 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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