Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Porter Ranch Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201542902 · Harris, TX · pop 28,999 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 48201542902 runs through the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Houston. With 28,999 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,760 a month while the average household earns $126,327 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units9,986
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$126,327
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8387, -95.8000 · click any tract to drill in
Why Porter Ranch scores 3.3
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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,760 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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 Porter Ranch 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
- 42%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 1,645Total filings 2020-21
- 21.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.76×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 Porter Ranch
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.5/10. 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 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 White and ranks around the 61st 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 6.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542902?
Census tract 48201542902 in the Porter Ranch neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 48201542902?
Median gross rent is $1,760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542902?
13.1% of residents in tract 48201542902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 28,999.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 42th, minority 78th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542902 considered part of Porter Ranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542902 fall within Porter Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542902 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.76× 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 48201542902 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542902 scores 3.3/10, 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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