Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Copperfield Southdown Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201541203 · Harris, TX · pop 2,460 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 48201541203 belongs to Copperfield Southdown Village in Houston, Texas. It is home to 2,460 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,167 a month while the average household earns $124,063 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units956
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$124,063
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8889, -95.6491 · click any tract to drill in
Why Copperfield Southdown Village scores 3
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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,167 rent vs county FMR
9.2
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 Copperfield Southdown Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 23Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2012)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 30Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.33×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 Copperfield Southdown Village
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 16th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.33x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201541203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201541203?
Census tract 48201541203 in the Copperfield Southdown Village neighborhood scores 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 48201541203?
Median gross rent is $2,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201541203?
5.4% of residents in tract 48201541203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,460.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201541203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 57th, minority 52th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 48201541203 considered part of Copperfield Southdown Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201541203 fall within Copperfield Southdown Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201541203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201541203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.24% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201541203 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.33× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201541203 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201541203 scores 3/10, right in line with 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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