Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
The Heritage Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201543006 · Harris, TX · pop 17,397 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 48201543006 covers the The Heritage neighborhood of Houston, home to 17,397 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,032 a month against an average household income of $142,549 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units5,498
Renter share15.4%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$142,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9090, -95.7084 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Heritage scores 2.7
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
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,032 rent vs county FMR
8.3
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 The Heritage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 438Total filings 2020-21
- 5.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.06×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 The Heritage
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 53rd 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 4.06x 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 48201543006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201543006?
Census tract 48201543006 in the The Heritage neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 48201543006?
Median gross rent is $2,032/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201543006?
7.6% of residents in tract 48201543006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 17,397.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201543006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 64th, minority 77th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 48201543006 considered part of The Heritage?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201543006 fall within The Heritage (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201543006 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.06× 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 48201543006 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201543006 scores 2.7/10, right in line with 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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