Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Bend Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201450900 · Harris, TX · pop 3,034 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Walnut Bend area of Houston anchors census tract 48201450900, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,681 a month while the average household earns $72,027 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,444
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$72,027
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
32
th percentile
Low
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7421, -95.5651 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Bend scores 3.8
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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,681 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 58Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.8%Peak (2015)
- 32Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 540% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 405Total filings 2020-21
- 5.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.43×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 score leans hardest on supply constraint at $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 in line with 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 6.43x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 58 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201450900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201450900?
Census tract 48201450900 in the Walnut Bend neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 48201450900?
Median gross rent is $1,681/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201450900?
3.9% of residents in tract 48201450900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,034.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201450900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 11th, minority 56th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 48201450900 considered part of Walnut Bend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201450900 fall within Walnut Bend (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201450900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201450900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.06% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201450900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.43× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201450900 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201450900 scores 3.8/10, 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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