Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Cypress Forest Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201553202 · Harris, TX · pop 4,174 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 48201553202 reflects conditions in the Cypress Forest Lakes neighborhood of Houston, Texas. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,130 monthly, set against $47,708 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,974
Renter share82.4%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$47,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
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 30.0318, -95.4458 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cypress Forest Lakes 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
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Cypress Forest Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 2,067Total filings 2020-21
- 26.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 18.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.47×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 Cypress Forest Lakes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cypress Forest Lakes
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.5/10. 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 1.47x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201553202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201553202?
Census tract 48201553202 in the Cypress Forest Lakes 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 48201553202?
Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201553202?
17.9% of residents in tract 48201553202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,174.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201553202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 75th, minority 87th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 48201553202 considered part of Cypress Forest Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201553202 fall within Cypress Forest Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201553202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.47× 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 48201553202 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201553202 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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