Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Copperfield Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201540602 · Harris, TX · pop 7,731 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
48201540602 is a census tract in the Copperfield Place area of Houston, TX. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 7,731 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,451
Renter share53.2%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$90,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8747, -95.6347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Copperfield Place scores 3
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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,353 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Copperfield Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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)
- 656Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.9%Peak (2010)
- 51Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 64% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 288Total filings 2020-21
- 3.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.71×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Copperfield Place
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 23.8% against 11.3% nationally.
It sits 1.0 points below the Harris County average of 4.0. Court records carry 656 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Cost burden runs 45% here against 49.5% across Harris County. Filings peaked in 2010 at 16.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.
Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $90,625, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201540602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201540602?
Census tract 48201540602 in the Copperfield Place neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 48201540602?
Median gross rent is $1,353/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201540602?
3.8% of residents in tract 48201540602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,731.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201540602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 81th, minority 89th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 48201540602 considered part of Copperfield Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201540602 fall within Copperfield Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201540602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 656 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201540602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.75% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201540602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201540602 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201540602 scores 3/10, lower 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.
Tract · TX
Central Southwest Houston
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Chinatown
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Little Saigon
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48201550603
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48201221900
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48201240802
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Riverside Terrace
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Crestmont
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Related