Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201530501 · Harris, TX · pop 1,706 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
How risky is the Independence Heights area of Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201530501 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #43,761 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $990 a month against an average household income of $47,561 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units768
Renter share65.2%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$47,561
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8392, -95.3924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence Heights scores 5.6
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
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$990 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 219Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.61×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 Independence Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence Heights
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 95th 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 2.61x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201530501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530501?
Census tract 48201530501 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 48201530501?
Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530501?
25.5% of residents in tract 48201530501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,706.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 77th, minority 94th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 48201530501 considered part of Independence Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530501 fall within Independence Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201530501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.61× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201530501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201530501 scores 5.6/10, 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.
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