Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Krystal Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201541802 · Harris, TX · pop 3,818 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 48201541802 covers part of the Krystal Lake area of Houston, TX, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,818 residents. Against Harris County at 49.5%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,843
Renter share87.8%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$55,898
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7919, -95.7001 · click any tract to drill in
Why Krystal Lake scores 4.3
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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,600 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Krystal Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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)
- 1,291Total filings 2020-21
- 16.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.15×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 Krystal Lake. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Krystal Lake
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $55,898, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,600, 18% above the Houston average.
On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201541802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201541802?
Census tract 48201541802 in the Krystal Lake neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48201541802?
Median gross rent is $1,600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201541802?
14.6% of residents in tract 48201541802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,818.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201541802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 81th, minority 84th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 48201541802 considered part of Krystal Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201541802 fall within Krystal Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201541802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.15× 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 48201541802 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201541802 scores 4.3/10, 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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