Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Westheimer Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201454302 · Harris, TX · pop 6,064 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 48201454302 sits in the Westheimer Place area of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,668 monthly, set against $71,463 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,126
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$71,463
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7153, -95.6705 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westheimer Place scores 4.2
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
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,668 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 Westheimer Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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)
- 271Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2009)
- 40Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 165Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.82×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westheimer Place. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westheimer Place
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 271 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2009.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.82x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201454302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201454302?
Census tract 48201454302 in the Westheimer Place neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 48201454302?
Median gross rent is $1,668/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201454302?
9.7% of residents in tract 48201454302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,064.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201454302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 81th, minority 82th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 48201454302 considered part of Westheimer Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201454302 fall within Westheimer Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201454302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 271 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201454302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.23% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201454302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.82× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201454302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201454302 scores 4.2/10, 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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