Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Lakes of Parkway Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201451605 · Harris, TX · pop 3,291 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is Lakes of Parkway in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201451605 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,693 a month while the average household earns $82,999 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units1,599
Renter share90.5%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$82,999
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7474, -95.6271 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakes of Parkway scores 4.4
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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,693 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 Lakes of Parkway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 750Total filings 2020-21
- 9.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 8.93×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 Lakes of Parkway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakes of Parkway
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 8.93x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Black and Asian and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201451605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201451605?
Census tract 48201451605 in the Lakes of Parkway neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 48201451605?
Median gross rent is $1,693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201451605?
16.3% of residents in tract 48201451605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201451605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 41th, minority 87th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 48201451605 considered part of Lakes of Parkway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201451605 fall within Lakes of Parkway (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201451605 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 8.93× 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 48201451605 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201451605 scores 4.4/10, 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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