Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201452401 · Harris, TX · pop 3,393 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 48201452401 sits in the Little Saigon area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. It is home to 3,393 residents. The severe-burden share is 43%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,251
Renter share44.6%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$45,617
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 29.7139, -95.5796 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Saigon 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
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,490 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Little Saigon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 247Total filings 2020-21
- 3.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.24×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 Little Saigon. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Saigon
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $45,617, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.1% against 11.3% nationally.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,490, 9% above the Houston average. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 50% of renters.
It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201452401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201452401?
Census tract 48201452401 in the Little Saigon 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 48201452401?
Median gross rent is $1,490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201452401?
14.3% of residents in tract 48201452401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,393.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201452401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 95th, minority 97th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 48201452401 considered part of Little Saigon?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201452401 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201452401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.24× 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 48201452401 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201452401 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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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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