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Brookhaven Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201331200 · Harris, TX · pop 4,744 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Brookhaven in Houston is where census tract 48201331200 sits, home to 4,744 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,265 a month while the average household earns $29,650 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 21% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,868

Renter share72.2%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate40.0%

Median income$29,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6635, -95.3705 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brookhaven scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

40.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,265 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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 Brookhaven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

100%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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)

759Total filings over 7 yrs
14.37%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak (2009)
95Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 23% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

691Total filings 2020-21
9.0Avg monthly (observed)
8.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.08×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

Within Brookhaven. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brookhaven

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 inherited from Houston 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.08x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 99th 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.

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 48201331200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201331200?

Census tract 48201331200 in the Brookhaven neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201331200?

Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201331200?

40.0% of residents in tract 48201331200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,744.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201331200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 98th, minority 94th, housing 81th.

Is tract 48201331200 considered part of Brookhaven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201331200 fall within Brookhaven (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201331200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 759 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201331200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.37% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201331200 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.08× 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 48201331200 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201331200 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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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