Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Southbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201550201 · Harris, TX · pop 1,715 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 48201550201 runs through Southbrook in Houston. With 1,715 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,148 monthly, set against $29,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units628
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate26.1%
Median income$29,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9602, -95.4216 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southbrook scores 5.9
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
26.1% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,148 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Southbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 479Total filings 2020-21
- 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 17.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.35×Ratio to 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
The heaviest input here is economic stress 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 above 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 0.35x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201550201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201550201?
Census tract 48201550201 in the Southbrook neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 48201550201?
Median gross rent is $1,148/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201550201?
26.1% of residents in tract 48201550201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,715.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201550201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 74th, minority 95th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 48201550201 considered part of Southbrook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201550201 fall within Southbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201550201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.35× 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 48201550201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201550201 scores 5.9/10, 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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