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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Southbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201550101 · Harris, TX · pop 2,962 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

48201550101 is a census tract in the Southbrook area of Houston, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. 72% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Harris County average of 49.5%.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 25% Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units971
Renter share89.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate57.0%
Median income$28,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Southbrook
High
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#247 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#313 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.9517, -95.4240 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southbrook scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
57.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$954 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 Southbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 5501013.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 398Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Southbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southbrook

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 48.3% against 11.3% nationally.

The poverty rate is 57%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

90% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Disability prevalence runs 52.0% against 31.5% nationally.

Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income of $28,375, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Average gross rent is $954, 30% below the Houston average.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0.

Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201550101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201550101?

Census tract 48201550101 in the Southbrook neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201550101?

Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201550101?

57.0% of residents in tract 48201550101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,962.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201550101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 88th, minority 97th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 48201550101 considered part of Southbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201550101 fall within Southbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201550101 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× 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 48201550101 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201550101 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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