Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Cypresswood Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201553500 · Harris, TX · pop 6,892 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48201553500 in Cypresswood in Houston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,892 residents. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,792 a month while the average household earns $100,815 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,461
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$100,815
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 30.0374, -95.4754 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cypresswood scores 3.1
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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,792 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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 Cypresswood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 157Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak (2011)
- 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 521Total filings 2020-21
- 6.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.09×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cypresswood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cypresswood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.7/10. 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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 157 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201553500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201553500?
Census tract 48201553500 in the Cypresswood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 48201553500?
Median gross rent is $1,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201553500?
2.9% of residents in tract 48201553500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,892.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201553500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 85th, minority 58th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 48201553500 considered part of Cypresswood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201553500 fall within Cypresswood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201553500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 157 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201553500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201553500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.09× 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 48201553500 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201553500 scores 3.1/10, 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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