Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Baytown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48201253800 ·
Harris, TX · pop 8,722 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Baytown
Tract 48201253800, home to 8,722 residents in Baytown, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $970 a month while the average household earns $48,804 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 18%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,924
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$48,804
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
82th percentile
#5 of 23 tracts In Baytown
High
Within county
76th percentile
#266 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
84th percentile
#1,099 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
80th percentile
#16,850 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baytown and the region
Centroid at 29.7664, -94.9480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baytown scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$970 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
91%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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)
652Total filings over 7 yrs
13.46%Avg annual filing rate
16.9%Peak (2009)
112Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
733Total filings 2020-21
9.5Avg monthly (observed)
8.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.07×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.07x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 652 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 13.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.9% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201253800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201253800?
Census tract 48201253800 in Baytown scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 48201253800?
Median gross rent is $970/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201253800?
25.8% of residents in tract 48201253800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,722.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201253800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 86th, minority 84th, housing 88th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201253800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 652 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201253800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.46% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201253800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.07× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201253800 compare to Baytown overall?
Tract 48201253800 scores 5.6/10, higher than 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.