Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Branch West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201522401 · Harris, TX · pop 5,553 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 48201522401 belongs to the Spring Branch West area of Houston, Texas. It is home to 5,553 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,246 a month against an average household income of $78,017 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,332
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$78,017
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7986, -95.5493 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Branch West scores 4.4
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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,246 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 250Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2010)
- 29Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 26% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 332Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Branch West
What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 250 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.4% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 78th 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 48201522401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201522401?
Census tract 48201522401 in the Spring Branch West neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 48201522401?
Median gross rent is $1,246/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201522401?
14.4% of residents in tract 48201522401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,553.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201522401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 77th, minority 74th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 48201522401 considered part of Spring Branch West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201522401 fall within Spring Branch West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201522401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 250 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201522401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201522401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.86× 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 48201522401 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201522401 scores 4.4/10, 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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