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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201530502 · Harris, TX · pop 2,412 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 48201530502 covers part of the Independence Heights area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,412. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 20% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,034
Renter share43.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate25.6%
Median income$46,731

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Independence Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#73 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#285 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.8358, -95.3976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence Heights scores 5.1

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
25.6% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,060 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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.
Independence Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 5305023.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 309Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.90×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

Adults with no health insurance runs 30.7% against 11.3% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 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. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,060 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Houston commands.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. Against Harris County at 49.5%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $46,731.

43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201530502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530502?

Census tract 48201530502 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201530502?

Median gross rent is $1,060/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530502?

25.6% of residents in tract 48201530502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,412.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 100th, minority 96th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 48201530502 considered part of Independence Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530502 fall within Independence Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201530502 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.90× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 48201530502 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201530502 scores 5.1/10, higher than 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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