Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Creekside Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201542201 · Harris, TX · pop 7,237 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Here is how census tract 48201542201, in Creekside in Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 7,237. On the national scale it ranks #40,687 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,175 a month while the average household earns $97,575 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,793
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$97,575
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
28
th percentile
Low
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8703, -95.7262 · click any tract to drill in
Why Creekside scores 3.7
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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,175 rent vs county FMR
9.2
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 Creekside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 264Total filings 2020-21
- 3.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.88×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Creekside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Creekside
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.88x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542201?
Census tract 48201542201 in the Creekside neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 48201542201?
Median gross rent is $2,175/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542201?
10.8% of residents in tract 48201542201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,237.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 71th, minority 90th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542201 considered part of Creekside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542201 fall within Creekside (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.88× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201542201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542201 scores 3.7/10, higher 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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