Census Tract · Ranked #49,613 of 84,120 nationally

Baytown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48201254300 · Harris, TX · pop 5,704

Baytown is where census tract 48201254300 sits, home to 5,704 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,940 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,079 monthly, set against $51,477 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 29% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,793

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate24.3%

Median income$51,477

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baytown and the region

Centroid at 29.7419, -94.9748 · 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

24.3% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,079 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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.

94%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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)

631Total filings over 7 yrs
11.04%Avg annual filing rate
18.4%Peak (2014)
88Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings climbed 63% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

837Total filings 2020-21
10.9Avg monthly (observed)
8.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.22×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 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 94th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 631 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 11.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.4% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201254300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201254300?

Census tract 48201254300 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 48201254300?

Median gross rent is $1,079/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201254300?

24.3% of residents in tract 48201254300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,704.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201254300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 67th, minority 88th, housing 91th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201254300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 631 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201254300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.04% of renter households, peaking at 18.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201254300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.22× 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 48201254300 compare to Baytown overall?

Tract 48201254300 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.