Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Friendswood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201350700 · Harris, TX · pop 2,230
Census tract 48201350700 runs through Friendswood. With 2,230 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #27,953 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,295 a month against an average household income of $102,386 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units771
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$102,386
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Friendswood and the region
Centroid at 29.5269, -95.1860 · click any tract to drill in
Why Friendswood scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Friendswood
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,295 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Friendswood
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Friendswood
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Friendswood
4.4
How Friendswood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%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)
- 66Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2012)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 32Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Friendswood
What moves this score most 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 Friendswood, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 13.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2012.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.52x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201350700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201350700?
Census tract 48201350700 in Friendswood scores 2/10 (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 48201350700?
Median gross rent is $2,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201350700?
4.0% of residents in tract 48201350700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,230.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201350700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 3th, minority 47th, housing 3th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201350700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201350700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.25% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201350700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201350700 compare to Friendswood overall?
Tract 48201350700 scores 2/10, right in line with the parent city of Friendswood at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Friendswood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Friendswood
Top eight tracts in Friendswood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48201350801
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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48201350604
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
Glenshannon
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48167720100
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48167720200
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48201350804
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
Wilderness Trails
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
West Ranch
1.1
/ 10 · Very Low
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