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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Spring Branch East Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston

Tract 48201520501 · Harris, TX · pop 3,609 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is the Spring Branch East neighborhood of Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201520501 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,600 a month against an average household income of $43,578 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 10% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,240
Renter share34.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate27.2%
Median income$43,578

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Spring Branch East
High
Within parent city
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#175 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#185 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#652 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.8149, -95.4713 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spring Branch East scores 6

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
27.2% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,600 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Spring Branch East compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Spring Branch East risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 520501Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 73Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.56×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (2.67× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-11-01: 2 filings (2.67× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2023-07-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-07-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-10-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-02-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Spring Branch East. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spring Branch East

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 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 0.56x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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 48201520501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201520501?

Census tract 48201520501 in the Spring Branch East neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 48201520501?

Median gross rent is $1,600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201520501?

27.2% of residents in tract 48201520501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,609.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201520501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 46th, minority 87th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 48201520501 considered part of Spring Branch East?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201520501 fall within Spring Branch East (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201520501 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.56× 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 48201520501 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201520501 scores 6/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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