Within neighborhood
82
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Briargrove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201431303 · Harris, TX · pop 1,274 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 48201431303 covers part of the Briargrove area of Houston, TX, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share64.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$50,571
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7405, -95.4989 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briargrove scores 4.3
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
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,365 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 71%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 503Total filings 2020-21
- 6.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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
Against Harris County at 49.5%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income of $50,571, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.5/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,365, close to the Houston average. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201431303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431303?
Census tract 48201431303 in the Briargrove neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48201431303?
Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431303?
15.1% of residents in tract 48201431303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,274.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 11th, minority 71th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431303 considered part of Briargrove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431303 fall within Briargrove (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431303 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201431303 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431303 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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