Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,699 of 84,120 nationally
Fondren Gardens Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201422200 · Harris, TX · pop 5,732 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eviction risk in Fondren Gardens in Houston centers on tract 48201422200, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,732 residents. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,090 a month while the average household earns $30,518 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units2,601
Renter share95.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate42.2%
Median income$30,518
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6402, -95.5019 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fondren Gardens scores 3.8
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
42.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,090 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Fondren Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 2,039Total filings over 7 yrs
- 15.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.9%Peak (2015)
- 539Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 315% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 1,783Total filings 2020-21
- 23.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 30.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fondren Gardens. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fondren Gardens
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 2,039 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 15.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.9% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201422200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201422200?
Census tract 48201422200 in the Fondren Gardens 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201422200?
Median gross rent is $1,090/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201422200?
42.2% of residents in tract 48201422200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,732.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201422200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 97th, minority 97th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 48201422200 considered part of Fondren Gardens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201422200 fall within Fondren Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201422200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,039 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201422200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.27% of renter households, peaking at 27.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201422200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.75× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201422200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201422200 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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