Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Candlelight Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201531200 · Harris, TX · pop 3,375 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 48201531200 covers the Candlelight Place neighborhood of Houston, home to 3,375 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #52,798 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,464 a month while the average household earns $94,375 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,590
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$94,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8271, -95.4529 · click any tract to drill in
Why Candlelight Place scores 4
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
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,464 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Candlelight Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 209Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.6%Peak (2014)
- 45Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 88% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 289Total filings 2020-21
- 3.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Candlelight Place. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Candlelight Place
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.28x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 51st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201531200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201531200?
Census tract 48201531200 in the Candlelight Place neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 48201531200?
Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201531200?
13.2% of residents in tract 48201531200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201531200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 10th, minority 62th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 48201531200 considered part of Candlelight Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201531200 fall within Candlelight Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201531200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 209 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201531200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.13% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201531200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201531200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201531200 scores 4/10, 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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