Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Lakecrest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201542600 · Harris, TX · pop 7,370 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201542600 (Lakecrest in Houston, Texas) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,020 monthly, set against $98,451 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,826
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$98,451
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 29.7938, -95.7892 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakecrest 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
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$2,020 rent vs county FMR
8.2
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 Lakecrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 129Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.3%Peak (2009)
- 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 418Total filings 2020-21
- 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 5.36×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 Lakecrest
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.2/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 5.36x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 129 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.3% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542600?
Census tract 48201542600 in the Lakecrest 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 48201542600?
Median gross rent is $2,020/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542600?
14.3% of residents in tract 48201542600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,370.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 55th, minority 79th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542600 considered part of Lakecrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542600 fall within Lakecrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201542600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 129 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201542600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.64% of renter households, peaking at 20.3% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 5.36× 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 48201542600 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542600 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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