Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Meisterwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201552103 · Harris, TX · pop 3,617 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Meisterwood area of Houston is where census tract 48201552103 sits, home to 3,617 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,232 a month against an average household income of $87,895 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,282
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$87,895
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9382, -95.6248 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meisterwood scores 4.1
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
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,232 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Meisterwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 132Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.2%Peak (2011)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 75Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meisterwood
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 74th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 132 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.2% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201552103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552103?
Census tract 48201552103 in the Meisterwood neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 48201552103?
Median gross rent is $1,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552103?
12.8% of residents in tract 48201552103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,617.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 87th, minority 79th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552103 considered part of Meisterwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552103 fall within Meisterwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201552103?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201552103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.20% of renter households, peaking at 14.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552103 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201552103 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201552103 scores 4.1/10, 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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