Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201530400 · Harris, TX · pop 3,330 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48201530400 covers part of the Independence Heights area of Houston, TX, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,330. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units980
Renter share37.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$61,077
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8261, -95.3880 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence Heights scores 3.5
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
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Independence Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 237Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2013)
- 30Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 20% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 184Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.96×Ratio to 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 Independence Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence Heights
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.0% against 11.3% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,091 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Houston commands.
43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Harris County average of 49.5%. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 237 filings here across 7 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2013 at 11.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201530400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530400?
Census tract 48201530400 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48201530400?
Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530400?
8.6% of residents in tract 48201530400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,330.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 42th, minority 97th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 48201530400 considered part of Independence Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530400 fall within Independence Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201530400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 237 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201530400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.55% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201530400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.96× 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 48201530400 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201530400 scores 3.5/10, right in line with 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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