Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Baytown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201253102 · Harris, TX · pop 6,576 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Baytown
How risky is Baytown for landlords? Census tract 48201253102 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #24,945 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,659 a month while the average household earns $97,754 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,110
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$97,754
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baytown and the region
Centroid at 29.8288, -94.9612 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baytown scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Baytown
2.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,659 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baytown
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baytown
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baytown
6.9
How Baytown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 145Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. 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 Baytown
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 Baytown 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.79x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201253102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201253102?
Census tract 48201253102 in Baytown scores 2.9/10 (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 48201253102?
Median gross rent is $2,659/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201253102?
3.5% of residents in tract 48201253102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,576.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201253102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 31th, minority 79th, housing 18th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48201253102 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.79× 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.
Q6
How does tract 48201253102 compare to Baytown overall?
Tract 48201253102 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Baytown at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baytown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Baytown
Top eight tracts in Baytown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
Country Club Oaks
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48201254800
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48201254000
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48201253800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48201253000
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48201254300
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48201254100
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48201254400
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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