Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Champions West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201552801 · Harris, TX · pop 4,975 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 48201552801 in Champions West in Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,975 residents. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 88% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,642 monthly, set against $79,076 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,487
Renter share30.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$79,076
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9862, -95.5369 · click any tract to drill in
Why Champions West scores 4.5
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
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,642 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Champions West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 528Total filings 2020-21
- 6.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Champions West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Champions West
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.74x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201552801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552801?
Census tract 48201552801 in the Champions West neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48201552801?
Median gross rent is $1,642/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 88% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552801?
15.7% of residents in tract 48201552801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,975.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 70th, minority 50th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552801 considered part of Champions West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552801 fall within Champions West (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.74× 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 48201552801 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201552801 scores 4.5/10, 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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