Neighborhood · Ranked #53,699 of 84,120 nationally

East Houston Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48201230900 · Harris, TX · pop 4,473 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 48201230900 sits in the East Houston neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 78% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,024 a month against an average household income of $30,088 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 12% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,647

Renter share54.2%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate39.0%

Median income$30,088

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.8182, -95.2826 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Houston 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

39.0% poverty · this tract

9.7

Supply constraint

$1,024 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 East Houston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

99%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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)

692Total filings over 7 yrs
13.85%Avg annual filing rate
20.4%Peak (2014)
75Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings climbed 23% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

370Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly (observed)
9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.53×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Houston. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Houston

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.7/10. 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 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 692 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 13.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.4% of renter households in 2014.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.53x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201230900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201230900?

Census tract 48201230900 in the East Houston 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 48201230900?

Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201230900?

39.0% of residents in tract 48201230900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,473.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201230900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 87th.

Is tract 48201230900 considered part of East Houston?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201230900 fall within East Houston (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201230900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 692 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201230900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.85% of renter households, peaking at 20.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201230900 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.53× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

How does tract 48201230900 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201230900 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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