Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Champions West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201552802 · Harris, TX · pop 4,215 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 48201552802 covers part of the Champions West area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$78,493
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9760, -95.5301 · click any tract to drill in
Why Champions West scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,580 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Champions West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,511Total filings 2020-21
- 19.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.56×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
Within Champions West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Champions West
about three-quarters of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Harris County average of 49.5%. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
Average gross rent is $1,580, 16% above the Houston average. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $78,493. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201552802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552802?
Census tract 48201552802 in the Champions West neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201552802?
Median gross rent is $1,580/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552802?
30.9% of residents in tract 48201552802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,215.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 34th, minority 77th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552802 considered part of Champions West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552802 fall within Champions West (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.56× 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 48201552802 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201552802 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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