Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201530701 · Harris, TX · pop 1,466 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Here is how census tract 48201530701, in Highland Heights in Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,466. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,114 monthly, set against $19,840 in average yearly household income, roughly 67% of income at the averages. Renters make up 90% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units660
Renter share90.2%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate56.4%
Median income$19,840
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8631, -95.4088 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Heights scores 6.2
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
56.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,114 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Highland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 291Total filings 2020-21
- 3.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.42×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 Highland Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland Heights
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.42x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 98th 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 48201530701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530701?
Census tract 48201530701 in the Highland Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 48201530701?
Median gross rent is $1,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530701?
56.4% of residents in tract 48201530701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,466.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 99th, minority 88th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 48201530701 considered part of Highland Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530701 fall within Highland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201530701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.42× 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 48201530701 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201530701 scores 6.2/10, 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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