Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Sundown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201541801 · Harris, TX · pop 3,301 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
48201541801 is a census tract in the Sundown area of Houston, TX. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,301 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share56.1%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$66,630
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 29.7957, -95.7120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sundown 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
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
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 Sundown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 726Total filings 2020-21
- 9.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.75×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 Sundown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sundown
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Cost burden runs 55% here against 49.5% across Harris County. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.1% against 11.3% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,464, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $66,630. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201541801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201541801?
Census tract 48201541801 in the Sundown 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 48201541801?
Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201541801?
16.1% of residents in tract 48201541801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,301.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201541801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 14th, minority 79th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 48201541801 considered part of Sundown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201541801 fall within Sundown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201541801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.75× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201541801 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201541801 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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