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

Spring Branch Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston

Tract 48201521300 · Harris, TX · pop 6,265 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 48201521300 reflects conditions in the Spring Branch neighborhood of Houston, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,279 monthly, set against $48,631 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 8% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,523
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate28.2%
Median income$48,631

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In Spring Branch
High
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#178 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#186 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 29.8166, -95.5119 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spring Branch 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
28.2% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,279 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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.
Spring Branch risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 521300Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 355Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.8%Peak (2013)
  • 48Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482015213002009: 51 filings (7.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 47 filings (5.53/100 renter HHs)2011: 38 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2012: 49 filings (5.38/100 renter HHs)2013: 62 filings (6.81/100 renter HHs)2014: 60 filings (6.59/100 renter HHs)2015: 48 filings (5.27/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 254Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (0.92× 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 (0.22× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (0.39× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 5 filings (1.54× baseline)2020-12-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-01-01: 6 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-03-01: 5 filings (1.54× baseline)2022-04-01: 8 filings (2.13× baseline)2022-05-01: 4 filings (1.23× baseline)2022-06-01: 17 filings (2.19× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (0.90× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2022-10-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2022-11-01: 8 filings (2.46× baseline)2022-12-01: 5 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-01-01: 6 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-02-01: 5 filings (2.22× baseline)2023-03-01: 6 filings (1.85× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 4 filings (0.52× baseline)2023-07-01: 4 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (0.39× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-10-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2023-11-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-02-01: 5 filings (2.22× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (0.65× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (0.39× baseline)2024-09-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-12-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2025-01-01: 5 filings (0.91× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2025-04-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (0.62× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2025-09-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.31× baseline)2025-12-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× 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 Spring Branch. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spring Branch

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.78x 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 48201521300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201521300?

Census tract 48201521300 in the Spring Branch 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 48201521300?

Median gross rent is $1,279/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201521300?

28.2% of residents in tract 48201521300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,265.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201521300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 50th, minority 86th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 48201521300 considered part of Spring Branch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201521300 fall within Spring Branch (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201521300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 355 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201521300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.83% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201521300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× 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 48201521300 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201521300 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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