Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Tower Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201552402 · Harris, TX · pop 2,765 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 48201552402 covers Tower Oaks in Houston, home to 2,765 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.
About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,787 a month while the average household earns $115,461 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,019
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$115,461
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9449, -95.5965 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tower Oaks scores 3.2
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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,787 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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 Tower Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 256Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.25×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 Tower Oaks
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.7/10. 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th 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 2.25x 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 48201552402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552402?
Census tract 48201552402 in the Tower Oaks neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 48201552402?
Median gross rent is $1,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552402?
7.4% of residents in tract 48201552402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,765.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 64th, minority 61th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552402 considered part of Tower Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552402 fall within Tower Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552402 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.25× 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 48201552402 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201552402 scores 3.2/10, 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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