Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Clear Lake City Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201341302 · Harris, TX · pop 3,305 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
How risky is the Clear Lake City neighborhood of Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201341302 scores 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,469 a month while the average household earns $74,803 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share87.3%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$74,803
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.5533, -95.1036 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clear Lake City scores 3.7
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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,469 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Clear Lake City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 942Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.9%Peak (2009)
- 147Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 15% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,147Total filings 2020-21
- 14.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×Ratio to baseline
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 Clear Lake City. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clear Lake City
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 942 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.9% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201341302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201341302?
Census tract 48201341302 in the Clear Lake City neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 48201341302?
Median gross rent is $1,469/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201341302?
3.7% of residents in tract 48201341302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,305.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201341302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 8th, minority 73th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 48201341302 considered part of Clear Lake City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201341302 fall within Clear Lake City (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201341302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 942 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201341302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.69% of renter households, peaking at 14.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201341302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201341302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201341302 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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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