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Cypress Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201552602 · Harris, TX · pop 7,162 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 48201552602 in the Cypress Forest neighborhood of Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 7,162 residents. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,633 monthly, set against $63,574 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 27% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,915
Renter share52.1%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$63,574

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cypress Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#452 of 952 tracts In Houston
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#521 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Moderate
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#2,323 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.9754, -95.5771 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cypress Forest scores 4.6

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
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,633 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Cypress Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cypress Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 552602Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

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)

  • 827Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.9%Peak (2010)
  • 46Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482015526022009: 75 filings (6.99/100 renter HHs)2010: 198 filings (16.89/100 renter HHs)2011: 166 filings (10.74/100 renter HHs)2012: 142 filings (9.18/100 renter HHs)2013: 114 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2014: 86 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2015: 46 filings (2.98/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,784Total filings 2020-21
  • 23.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 7.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 3.01×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 16 filings (1.28× baseline)2020-02-01: 23 filings (2.42× baseline)2020-03-01: 11 filings (1.91× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.22× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 2 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2020-10-01: 5 filings (0.74× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-12-01: 8 filings (2.13× baseline)2021-01-01: 5 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-02-01: 4 filings (0.42× baseline)2021-03-01: 15 filings (2.61× baseline)2021-04-01: 13 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 10 filings (1.14× baseline)2021-06-01: 5 filings (0.56× baseline)2021-07-01: 8 filings (0.82× baseline)2021-08-01: 10 filings (1.05× baseline)2021-09-01: 10 filings (0.83× baseline)2021-10-01: 7 filings (1.04× baseline)2021-11-01: 21 filings (4.20× baseline)2021-12-01: 12 filings (3.20× baseline)2022-01-01: 30 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-02-01: 10 filings (1.05× baseline)2022-03-01: 21 filings (3.65× baseline)2022-04-01: 19 filings (2.92× baseline)2022-05-01: 20 filings (2.29× baseline)2022-06-01: 22 filings (2.44× baseline)2022-07-01: 22 filings (2.26× baseline)2022-08-01: 9 filings (0.95× baseline)2022-09-01: 28 filings (2.33× baseline)2022-10-01: 36 filings (5.33× baseline)2022-11-01: 24 filings (4.80× baseline)2022-12-01: 17 filings (4.53× baseline)2023-01-01: 9 filings (0.72× baseline)2023-02-01: 12 filings (1.26× baseline)2023-03-01: 15 filings (2.61× baseline)2023-04-01: 26 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 9 filings (1.03× baseline)2023-06-01: 25 filings (2.78× baseline)2023-07-01: 33 filings (3.38× baseline)2023-08-01: 23 filings (2.42× baseline)2023-09-01: 18 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-10-01: 33 filings (4.89× baseline)2023-11-01: 16 filings (3.20× baseline)2023-12-01: 14 filings (3.73× baseline)2024-01-01: 42 filings (3.36× baseline)2024-02-01: 39 filings (4.11× baseline)2024-03-01: 25 filings (4.35× baseline)2024-04-01: 22 filings (3.38× baseline)2024-05-01: 37 filings (4.23× baseline)2024-06-01: 40 filings (4.44× baseline)2024-07-01: 30 filings (3.08× baseline)2024-08-01: 41 filings (4.32× baseline)2024-09-01: 63 filings (5.25× baseline)2024-10-01: 15 filings (2.22× baseline)2024-11-01: 27 filings (5.40× baseline)2024-12-01: 52 filings (13.87× baseline)2025-01-01: 52 filings (4.16× baseline)2025-02-01: 47 filings (4.95× baseline)2025-03-01: 48 filings (8.35× baseline)2025-04-01: 38 filings (5.85× baseline)2025-05-01: 27 filings (3.09× baseline)2025-06-01: 38 filings (4.22× baseline)2025-07-01: 58 filings (5.95× baseline)2025-08-01: 45 filings (4.74× baseline)2025-09-01: 57 filings (4.75× baseline)2025-10-01: 43 filings (6.37× baseline)2025-11-01: 58 filings (11.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 33 filings (8.80× baseline)2026-01-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 48 filings (480.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Cypress Forest

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 66th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 827 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.9% of renter households in 2010.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201552602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552602?

Census tract 48201552602 in the Cypress Forest neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 48201552602?

Median gross rent is $1,633/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552602?

13.6% of residents in tract 48201552602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,162.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 38th, minority 74th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 48201552602 considered part of Cypress Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552602 fall within Cypress Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201552602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 827 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201552602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.53% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201552602 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 3.01× 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 48201552602 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201552602 scores 4.6/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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