Census Tract · Ranked #47,006 of 84,120 nationally

Baytown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48201254200 · Harris, TX · pop 2,685

Census tract 48201254200 belongs to Baytown, Texas. It is home to 2,685 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,559 a month while the average household earns $54,375 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units846

Renter share34.4%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate20.7%

Median income$54,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baytown and the region

Centroid at 29.7287, -94.9645 · click any tract to drill in

Why Baytown scores 4.3

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

20.7% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,559 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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: 90

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

95%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
40%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)

108Total filings over 7 yrs
6.98%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak (2009)
12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 43% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

144Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly (observed)
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.32×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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 score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.32x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

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 48201254200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201254200?

Census tract 48201254200 in Baytown scores 4.3/10 (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 48201254200?

Median gross rent is $1,559/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201254200?

20.7% of residents in tract 48201254200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,685.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201254200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 97th, minority 84th, housing 40th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201254200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 108 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201254200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.98% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201254200 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.32× 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.

How does tract 48201254200 compare to Baytown overall?

Tract 48201254200 scores 4.3/10, 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.