Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201452501 · Harris, TX · pop 2,578 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 48201452501 covers part of the Little Saigon area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. 36% 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
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units829
Renter share94.7%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$40,883
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7093, -95.5961 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Saigon scores 5.1
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
19.8% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,145 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 215Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.86×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 Little Saigon. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Saigon
Against Harris County at 49.5%, roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened. This is renter territory: 95% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 28.5% against 11.3% nationally. Set annual rent against average income of $40,883 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,145, 16% below the Houston average.
Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 10/10.
Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201452501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201452501?
Census tract 48201452501 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201452501?
Median gross rent is $1,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201452501?
19.8% of residents in tract 48201452501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,578.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201452501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 93th, minority 93th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 48201452501 considered part of Little Saigon?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201452501 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201452501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.86× 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 48201452501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201452501 scores 5.1/10, 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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