Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Lamar Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201431803 · Harris, TX · pop 2,298 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In the Lamar Terrace neighborhood of Houston, census tract 48201431803 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,961 monthly, set against $89,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 93% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,540
Renter share92.6%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$89,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7459, -95.4654 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lamar Terrace scores 3.5
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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,961 rent vs county FMR
7.8
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 Lamar Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 471Total filings 2020-21
- 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.08×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 Lamar Terrace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lamar Terrace
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 39th 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 4.08x 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 48201431803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431803?
Census tract 48201431803 in the Lamar Terrace neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48201431803?
Median gross rent is $1,961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431803?
4.6% of residents in tract 48201431803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,298.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 43th, minority 61th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431803 considered part of Lamar Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431803 fall within Lamar Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431803 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.08× 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 48201431803 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431803 scores 3.5/10, 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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