Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Branch Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201520700 · Harris, TX · pop 4,485 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 48201520700 in the Spring Branch neighborhood of Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,485 residents. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,385 monthly, set against $135,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,701
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$135,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7993, -95.4967 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Branch scores 2.5
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
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,385 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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)
- 94Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2009)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 82% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 196Total filings 2020-21
- 2.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.11×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 heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.1/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.11x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201520700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201520700?
Census tract 48201520700 in the Spring Branch neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 48201520700?
Median gross rent is $1,385/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201520700?
3.2% of residents in tract 48201520700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,485.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201520700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 82th, minority 64th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 48201520700 considered part of Spring Branch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201520700 fall within Spring Branch (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201520700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201520700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201520700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.11× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201520700 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201520700 scores 2.5/10, lower 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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