Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Bend Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201450803 · Harris, TX · pop 5,224 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48201450803 covers part of the Walnut Bend area of Houston, TX, and scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,777
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$79,386
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7531, -95.5683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Bend scores 4.1
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
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Walnut Bend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 962Total filings 2020-21
- 12.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.73×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
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,295, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $79,386.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201450803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201450803?
Census tract 48201450803 in the Walnut Bend neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 48201450803?
Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201450803?
18.4% of residents in tract 48201450803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,224.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201450803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 80th, minority 79th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 48201450803 considered part of Walnut Bend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201450803 fall within Walnut Bend (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201450803 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.73× 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 48201450803 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201450803 scores 4.1/10, higher than 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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/ 10 · Moderate
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