Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201433400 · Harris, TX · pop 4,462 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 48201433400 sits in the Westwood South neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $935 a month against an average household income of $46,483 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 68% 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 33%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share68.1%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$46,483
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
68
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 29.6846, -95.5409 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood South 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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$935 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Westwood South compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 546Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2011)
- 49Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 157Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.36×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 Westwood South. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood South
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 546 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201433400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433400?
Census tract 48201433400 in the Westwood South 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 48201433400?
Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433400?
20.4% of residents in tract 48201433400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,462.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 50th, minority 92th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 48201433400 considered part of Westwood South?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433400 fall within Westwood South (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201433400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 546 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201433400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.10% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201433400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.36× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201433400 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201433400 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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