Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Royal Oaks Country Club Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201452101 · Harris, TX · pop 6,143 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
48201452101 is a census tract in the Royal Oaks Country Club area of Houston, TX. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,143. 29% 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
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units3,399
Renter share75.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.4%
Median income$65,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7268, -95.5858 · click any tract to drill in
Why Royal Oaks Country Club scores 4.5
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
19.4% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,543 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Royal Oaks Country Club compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 1,009Total filings 2020-21
- 13.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.25×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 Royal Oaks Country Club. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Royal Oaks Country Club
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
At $1,543 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Houston commands. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 53% of renters. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201452101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201452101?
Census tract 48201452101 in the Royal Oaks Country Club neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48201452101?
Median gross rent is $1,543/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201452101?
19.4% of residents in tract 48201452101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,143.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201452101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 52th, minority 83th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 48201452101 considered part of Royal Oaks Country Club?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201452101 fall within Royal Oaks Country Club (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201452101 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.25× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201452101 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201452101 scores 4.5/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Houston
Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
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