Tract 48201452502 ·
Harris, TX · pop 4,608 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201452502 (Parkridge in Houston, Texas) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.
70% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,357 a month while the average household earns $37,807 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%Stable renters 16%Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,698
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate30.4%
Median income$37,807
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Parkridge
Elevated
Within parent city
91th percentile
#85 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
93th percentile
#77 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very High
Within state
96th percentile
#266 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7087, -95.6096 · click any tract to drill in
Why Parkridge scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
30.4% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,357 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Parkridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
99%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
96%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)
82Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly (observed)
8.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.13×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.6/10. 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 above 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 0.13x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201452502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201452502?
Census tract 48201452502 in the Parkridge neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48201452502?
Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201452502?
30.4% of residents in tract 48201452502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,608.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201452502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 96th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 48201452502 considered part of Parkridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201452502 fall within Parkridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201452502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201452502 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201452502 scores 6.3/10, 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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