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

Linnfield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201552603 · Harris, TX · pop 5,096 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 48201552603 sits in the Linnfield area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. 97% 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.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 57% Stable renters 40% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units1,701
Renter share96.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$44,497

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Linnfield
Moderate
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#273 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#328 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 29.9608, -95.5572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Linnfield 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
36.2% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Linnfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Linnfield risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 5526033.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 984Total filings 2020-21
  • 12.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.06×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Linnfield

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 9.1/10.

The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income of $44,497, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Adults with no health insurance runs 27.6% against 11.3% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Against Harris County at 49.5%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.

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. Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 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 socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,355, close to the Houston average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201552603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552603?

Census tract 48201552603 in the Linnfield 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 48201552603?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552603?

36.2% of residents in tract 48201552603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,096.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 86th, minority 93th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 48201552603 considered part of Linnfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552603 fall within Linnfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201552603 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.06× 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 48201552603 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201552603 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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