Census Tract · Ranked #49,613 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

4.1

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baytown and the region

Centroid at 29.7664, -94.9480 · click any tract to drill in

Why Baytown scores 4.1

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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

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 year 2009 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 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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 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

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201253800?

Census tract 48201253800 in Baytown scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 48201253800 compare to Baytown overall?

Tract 48201253800 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Baytown at 3.8/10. 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.