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

Southbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201550102 · Harris, TX · pop 2,513 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

48201550102 is a census tract in the Southbrook area of Houston, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,513. This is renter territory: 95% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 41% Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,171
Renter share95.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate37.0%
Median income$30,432

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Southbrook
Moderate
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#140 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#314 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 29.9418, -95.4294 · 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
37.0% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$1,096 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 5501023.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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)

  • 869Total filings 2020-21
  • 11.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 17.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.66×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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

30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.2/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $30,432 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.2% against 11.3% nationally.

57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Harris County average of 49.5%. Average gross rent is $1,096, 19% below the Houston average. Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201550102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201550102?

Census tract 48201550102 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 48201550102?

Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201550102?

37.0% of residents in tract 48201550102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,513.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201550102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 40th.
Q5

Is tract 48201550102 considered part of Southbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201550102 fall within Southbrook (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201550102 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 48201550102 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201550102 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.
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