Within neighborhood
9
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Briargrove Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201431302 · Harris, TX · pop 4,834 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 4.4/10, tract 48201431302 in Briargrove in Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,834 residents. On the national scale it ranks #67,785 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,291 a month while the average household earns $124,694 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,097
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$124,694
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7436, -95.4905 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briargrove scores 2.9
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,291 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Briargrove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 194Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak (2015)
- 46Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 171% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 418Total filings 2020-21
- 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.06×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 Briargrove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Briargrove
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.06x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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 48201431302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431302?
Census tract 48201431302 in the Briargrove neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 48201431302?
Median gross rent is $1,291/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431302?
5.9% of residents in tract 48201431302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,834.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 14th, minority 45th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431302 considered part of Briargrove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431302 fall within Briargrove (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201431302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201431302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.69% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.06× 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 48201431302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431302 scores 2.9/10, right in line with 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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