Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Bend Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201432303 · Harris, TX · pop 2,268 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
How risky is the Walnut Bend area of Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201432303 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,391 monthly, set against $57,194 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 62%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,315
Renter share98.2%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$57,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7330, -95.5518 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Bend scores 5.4
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
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Walnut Bend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 506Total filings 2020-21
- 6.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.22×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 Walnut Bend. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Bend
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.8/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 4.22x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 61st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432303?
Census tract 48201432303 in the Walnut Bend neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 48201432303?
Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432303?
23.2% of residents in tract 48201432303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,268.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 13th, minority 91th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432303 considered part of Walnut Bend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432303 fall within Walnut Bend (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432303 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.22× 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 48201432303 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432303 scores 5.4/10, 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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