Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Lamar Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201432703 · Harris, TX · pop 1,989 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 48201432703 sits in the Lamar Terrace area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.6/10. Population here is 1,989. Against Harris County at 49.5%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share69.0%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$77,074
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7288, -95.4723 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lamar Terrace scores 3.6
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
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,557 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 886Total filings 2020-21
- 11.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 10.01×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
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
69% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,557, 14% above the Houston average.
On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.2/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $77,074.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432703?
Census tract 48201432703 in the Lamar Terrace neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 48201432703?
Median gross rent is $1,557/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432703?
13.0% of residents in tract 48201432703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,989.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 3th, minority 66th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432703 considered part of Lamar Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432703 fall within Lamar Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432703 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 10.01× 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 48201432703 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432703 scores 3.6/10, right in line with 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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