Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Champion Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201554002 · Harris, TX · pop 4,159 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 48201554002 covers Champion Forest in Houston, home to 4,159 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #67,793 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Average household income is about $171,250 a year. Renters make up 0% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 100%
Tract context
Occupied units1,498
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$171,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0018, -95.5418 · click any tract to drill in
Why Champion Forest scores 2.5
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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Champion Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 54Total filings over 7 yrs
- 11.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.8%Peak (2011)
- 8Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 64Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Champion Forest
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.94x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 54 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.8% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201554002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201554002?
Census tract 48201554002 in the Champion Forest neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 48201554002?
2.4% of residents in tract 48201554002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,159.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201554002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 48th, minority 56th, housing 2th.
Q4
Is tract 48201554002 considered part of Champion Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201554002 fall within Champion Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201554002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201554002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.39% of renter households, peaking at 25.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201554002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.94× 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 48201554002 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201554002 scores 2.5/10, lower 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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