Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Cypress Forest Lakes Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201553300 · Harris, TX · pop 3,857 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 48201553300 sits in Cypress Forest Lakes in Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,261 monthly, set against $42,946 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 70%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units2,230
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate33.7%
Median income$42,946
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0259, -95.4347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cypress Forest Lakes scores 6.2
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
33.7% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 3,764Total filings over 7 yrs
- 24.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.7%Peak (2014)
- 581Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 3,821Total filings 2020-21
- 49.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 43.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.15×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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 8.4/10. 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 above 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 1.15x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,764 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 24.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.7% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201553300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201553300?
Census tract 48201553300 in the Cypress Forest Lakes neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 48201553300?
Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201553300?
33.7% of residents in tract 48201553300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,857.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201553300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 28th, minority 91th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 48201553300 considered part of Cypress Forest Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201553300 fall within Cypress Forest Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201553300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,764 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201553300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.14% of renter households, peaking at 28.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201553300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.15× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201553300 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201553300 scores 6.2/10, 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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