Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Hearthstone Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201540901 · Harris, TX · pop 2,962 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201540901 (the Hearthstone neighborhood of Houston, Texas) comes in at 4.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.
About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,768 a month against an average household income of $126,182 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,353
Renter share23.5%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$126,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8895, -95.6244 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hearthstone scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,768 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
5.0
How Hearthstone compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 131Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2009)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 72% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 145Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.42×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 Hearthstone. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hearthstone
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 131 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201540901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201540901?
Census tract 48201540901 in the Hearthstone neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 48201540901?
Median gross rent is $1,768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201540901?
6.4% of residents in tract 48201540901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,962.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201540901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 37th, minority 66th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 48201540901 considered part of Hearthstone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201540901 fall within Hearthstone (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201540901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 131 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201540901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.04% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201540901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.42× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201540901 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201540901 scores 2.1/10, lower 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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