Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Briar Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201451700 · Harris, TX · pop 4,429 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 48201451700 in the Briar Park neighborhood of Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,429 residents. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,280 monthly, set against $44,661 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,019
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$44,661
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7325, -95.6332 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briar Park scores 5.5
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
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Briar Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 1,359Total filings over 7 yrs
- 22.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.2%Peak (2010)
- 145Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,045Total filings 2020-21
- 13.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 13.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.04×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Briar Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Briar Park
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.3/10. 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 1,359 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 22.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 44.2% of renter households in 2010.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.04x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201451700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201451700?
Census tract 48201451700 in the Briar Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 48201451700?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201451700?
21.1% of residents in tract 48201451700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,429.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201451700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 43th, minority 86th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 48201451700 considered part of Briar Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201451700 fall within Briar Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201451700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,359 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201451700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.89% of renter households, peaking at 44.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201451700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.04× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201451700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201451700 scores 5.5/10, 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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