Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 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
5
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.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baytown and the region
Centroid at 29.7287, -94.9645 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baytown scores 5
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
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
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)
- 108Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.2%Peak (2009)
- 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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
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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201254200?
Census tract 48201254200 in Baytown scores 5/10 (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 48201254200?
Median gross rent is $1,559/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 48201254200 compare to Baytown overall?
Tract 48201254200 scores 5/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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