Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Near Northwest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201532700 · Harris, TX · pop 5,685 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
48201532700 is a census tract in the Near Northwest area of Houston, TX. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,685. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.1
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 parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
63
th percentile
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 4.1
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 559Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.1%Peak (2014)
- 72Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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
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
67% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Harris County average of 49.5%. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 23.8% against 11.3% nationally.
Court records carry 559 eviction filings across 7 observed years. At $1,179 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Houston commands. Filings peaked in 2014 at 15.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 10.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 4.1/10 (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 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 4.1/10, 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.
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