Tract 48201531800 ·
Harris, TX · pop 3,122 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is Highland Heights in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201531800 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #24,984 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 83% of renter households, a severe level, and 74% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,072 monthly, set against $25,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 6%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,160
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate39.4%
Median income$25,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 5 tracts In Highland Heights
Very High
Within parent city
99th percentile
#12 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
99th percentile
#14 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very High
Within state
99th percentile
#86 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8535, -95.4363 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Heights scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
39.4% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$1,072 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Highland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
100%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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)
395Total filings over 7 yrs
17.64%Avg annual filing rate
21.2%Peak (2010)
60Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings climbed 22% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
300Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly (observed)
4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highland Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.8/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 395 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 17.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.2% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th 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 48201531800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201531800?
Census tract 48201531800 in the Highland Heights neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 48201531800?
Median gross rent is $1,072/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201531800?
39.4% of residents in tract 48201531800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,122.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201531800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 96th, minority 93th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 48201531800 considered part of Highland Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201531800 fall within Highland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201531800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 395 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201531800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.64% of renter households, peaking at 21.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201531800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.88× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201531800 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201531800 scores 6.5/10, 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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