Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Cypress Forest Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201553401 · Harris, TX · pop 3,971 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 48201553401 covers the Cypress Forest Lakes neighborhood of Houston in Texas. Home to 3,971 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,938 a month against an average household income of $119,700 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,376
Renter share8.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$119,700
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0424, -95.4427 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cypress Forest Lakes scores 3
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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,938 rent vs county FMR
7.7
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 Cypress Forest Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 69Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2009)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 51Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.26×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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 in line with 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 1.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 69 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201553401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201553401?
Census tract 48201553401 in the Cypress Forest Lakes neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 48201553401?
Median gross rent is $1,938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201553401?
6.3% of residents in tract 48201553401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,971.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201553401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 45th, minority 46th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 48201553401 considered part of Cypress Forest Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201553401 fall within Cypress Forest Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201553401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201553401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.79% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201553401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.26× 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 48201553401 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201553401 scores 3/10, right in line with 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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