Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Champions West Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201552801 · Harris, TX · pop 4,975 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 48201552801 covers part of the Champions West area of Houston, TX, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. 48% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
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
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
56
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 3.8
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
Cost burden runs 88% here against 49.5% across Harris County. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,642, 21% above the Houston average.
Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $79,076. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 3.8/10 (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 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 3.8/10, right in line with 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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