Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
West Memorial Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201455200 · Harris, TX · pop 4,268 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201455200 (the West Memorial area of Houston, Texas) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,260 a month against an average household income of $100,607 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,524
Renter share12.4%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$100,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7800, -95.7650 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Memorial scores 3.1
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
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,260 rent vs county FMR
9.8
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 West Memorial compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 103Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2014)
- 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 31% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 65Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Memorial
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.8/10. 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 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 0.75x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201455200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201455200?
Census tract 48201455200 in the West Memorial neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 48201455200?
Median gross rent is $2,260/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201455200?
3.1% of residents in tract 48201455200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,268.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201455200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 73th, minority 59th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 48201455200 considered part of West Memorial?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201455200 fall within West Memorial (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201455200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 103 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201455200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.70% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201455200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.75× 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 48201455200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201455200 scores 3.1/10, 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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