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Near Northwest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201532700 · Harris, TX · pop 5,685 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 48201532700, home to 5,685 residents in the Near Northwest neighborhood of Houston, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,179 monthly, set against $60,117 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 14% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,832
Renter share42.6%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$60,117

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Near Northwest
Very High
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#429 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#488 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#2,201 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.8765, -95.4814 · click any tract to drill in

Why Near Northwest scores 4.7

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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,179 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 Near Northwest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Near Northwest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 532700Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 559Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.1%Peak (2014)
  • 72Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482015327002009: 85 filings (16.47/100 renter HHs)2010: 66 filings (11.79/100 renter HHs)2011: 74 filings (8.48/100 renter HHs)2012: 61 filings (6.99/100 renter HHs)2013: 69 filings (7.90/100 renter HHs)2014: 132 filings (15.12/100 renter HHs)2015: 72 filings (8.25/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 15% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 541Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.09×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 15 filings (1.62× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (2.86× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (0.76× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2020-05-01: 9 filings (1.80× baseline)2020-06-01: 11 filings (1.22× baseline)2020-07-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-08-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 8 filings (1.45× baseline)2020-12-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.22× baseline)2021-02-01: 7 filings (2.55× baseline)2021-03-01: 5 filings (0.95× baseline)2021-04-01: 6 filings (1.26× baseline)2021-05-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 3 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-07-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2021-08-01: 9 filings (0.78× baseline)2021-09-01: 7 filings (0.76× baseline)2021-10-01: 10 filings (1.08× baseline)2021-11-01: 10 filings (1.82× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-01-01: 12 filings (1.30× baseline)2022-02-01: 17 filings (6.18× baseline)2022-03-01: 16 filings (3.05× baseline)2022-04-01: 10 filings (2.11× baseline)2022-05-01: 11 filings (2.20× baseline)2022-06-01: 13 filings (1.44× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-08-01: 12 filings (1.04× baseline)2022-09-01: 10 filings (1.08× baseline)2022-10-01: 9 filings (0.97× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2022-12-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 8 filings (0.86× baseline)2023-02-01: 6 filings (2.18× baseline)2023-03-01: 13 filings (2.48× baseline)2023-04-01: 5 filings (1.05× baseline)2023-05-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-06-01: 9 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 16 filings (2.67× baseline)2023-08-01: 7 filings (0.61× baseline)2023-09-01: 8 filings (0.86× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (0.65× baseline)2023-11-01: 8 filings (1.45× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (0.86× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (0.56× baseline)2024-07-01: 11 filings (1.83× baseline)2024-08-01: 9 filings (0.78× baseline)2024-09-01: 9 filings (0.97× baseline)2024-10-01: 3 filings (0.32× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-12-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-01-01: 9 filings (0.97× baseline)2025-02-01: 10 filings (3.64× baseline)2025-03-01: 3 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (0.21× baseline)2025-05-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2025-06-01: 8 filings (0.89× baseline)2025-07-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2025-08-01: 7 filings (0.61× baseline)2025-09-01: 6 filings (0.65× baseline)2025-10-01: 5 filings (0.54× baseline)2025-11-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2025-12-01: 9 filings (1.80× baseline)2026-01-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 3 filings (30.00× 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 Near Northwest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Near Northwest

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 559 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.1% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 96th 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 48201532700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201532700?

Census tract 48201532700 in the Near Northwest neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 48201532700?

Median gross rent is $1,179/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201532700?

14.4% of residents in tract 48201532700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,685.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201532700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 93th, minority 89th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 48201532700 considered part of Near Northwest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201532700 fall within Near Northwest (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201532700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 559 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201532700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.71% of renter households, peaking at 15.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201532700 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.09× 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 48201532700 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201532700 scores 4.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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