Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Bluff Springs Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201541009 · Harris, TX · pop 4,603 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 48201541009 belongs to the Bluff Springs neighborhood of Harris, Texas. It is home to 4,603 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #43,766 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,008 a month while the average household earns $109,853 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,656
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$109,853
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harris and the region
Centroid at 29.9123, -95.6592 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bluff Springs scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,008 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Bluff Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 185Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.58×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bluff Springs
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Texas eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 1.58x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201541009
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201541009?
Census tract 48201541009 in the Bluff Springs neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 48201541009?
Median gross rent is $2,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201541009?
5.7% of residents in tract 48201541009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,603.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201541009?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 66th, minority 74th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 48201541009 considered part of Bluff Springs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201541009 fall within Bluff Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201541009 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.58× 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.
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