Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Morton Ranch Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201542302 · Harris, TX · pop 7,531 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 48201542302, home to 7,531 residents in Morton Ranch in Houston, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #46,797 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,447 a month against an average household income of $83,651 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,497
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$83,651
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8091, -95.7433 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morton Ranch scores 4
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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,447 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Morton Ranch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 243Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2011)
- 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 255Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morton Ranch
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.59x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542302?
Census tract 48201542302 in the Morton Ranch neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 48201542302?
Median gross rent is $1,447/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542302?
10.6% of residents in tract 48201542302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,531.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 83th, minority 85th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542302 considered part of Morton Ranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542302 fall within Morton Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201542302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 243 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201542302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.26% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.59× 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 48201542302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542302 scores 4/10, 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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