Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Memorial Thicket Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201450402 · Harris, TX · pop 2,040 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 48201450402 in the Memorial Thicket neighborhood of Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,040 residents. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,459 monthly, set against $115,074 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,166
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$115,074
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7820, -95.6142 · click any tract to drill in
Why Memorial Thicket scores 3.2
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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,459 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Memorial Thicket compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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)
- 303Total filings 2020-21
- 3.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Memorial Thicket
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.13x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 14th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201450402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201450402?
Census tract 48201450402 in the Memorial Thicket neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 48201450402?
Median gross rent is $1,459/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201450402?
5.2% of residents in tract 48201450402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,040.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201450402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 13th, minority 65th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 48201450402 considered part of Memorial Thicket?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201450402 fall within Memorial Thicket (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201450402 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.13× 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 48201450402 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201450402 scores 3.2/10, 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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