Within neighborhood
38
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Branch Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201520603 · Harris, TX · pop 1,944 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 48201520603 sits in the Spring Branch area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. It is home to 1,944 residents. Adults with no health insurance runs 41.0% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units827
Renter share86.6%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$41,534
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8068, -95.4870 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Branch scores 4.5
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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,228 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 337Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.42×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 Spring Branch. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Branch
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. This is renter territory: 87% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $41,534 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Against Harris County at 49.5%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,228, 10% below the Houston average.
Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201520603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201520603?
Census tract 48201520603 in the Spring Branch neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48201520603?
Median gross rent is $1,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201520603?
14.6% of residents in tract 48201520603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201520603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 85th, minority 92th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 48201520603 considered part of Spring Branch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201520603 fall within Spring Branch (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201520603 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.42× 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 48201520603 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201520603 scores 4.5/10, 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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