Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Timbers Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201552701 · Harris, TX · pop 3,226 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 48201552701 runs through the Highland Timbers neighborhood of Houston. With 3,226 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,448 a month while the average household earns $52,770 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,660
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$52,770
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9706, -95.5484 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Timbers scores 5.2
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
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,448 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Highland Timbers compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 460Total filings 2020-21
- 6.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.74×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 Highland Timbers
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.8/10. 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 90th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.74x 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 48201552701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552701?
Census tract 48201552701 in the Highland Timbers neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 48201552701?
Median gross rent is $1,448/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552701?
19.2% of residents in tract 48201552701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,226.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 92th, minority 74th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552701 considered part of Highland Timbers?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552701 fall within Highland Timbers (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.74× 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 48201552701 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201552701 scores 5.2/10, 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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