Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201530400 · Harris, TX · pop 3,330 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 48201530400 reflects conditions in the Independence Heights area of Houston, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,091 monthly, set against $61,077 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
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
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.3
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
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below 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.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.96x 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 48201530400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530400?
Census tract 48201530400 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 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 4.3/10, 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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