Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Greenspoint Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201222501 ·
Harris, TX · pop 3,233 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 48201222501, home to 3,233 residents in the Greenspoint area of Houston, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $999 monthly, set against $38,333 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%Stable renters 30%Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units880
Renter share79.0%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$38,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
22th percentile
#8 of 10 tracts In Greenspoint
Low
Within parent city
85th percentile
#147 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
88th percentile
#135 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92th percentile
#525 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9283, -95.4058 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greenspoint scores 6.1
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
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$999 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Greenspoint compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
91%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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)
178Total filings over 7 yrs
4.05%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak (2012)
29Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2015
Filings climbed 107% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
363Total filings 2020-21
4.7Avg monthly (observed)
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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 Greenspoint. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 178 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.2% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201222501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201222501?
Census tract 48201222501 in the Greenspoint neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 48201222501?
Median gross rent is $999/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201222501?
28.4% of residents in tract 48201222501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,233.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201222501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 79th, minority 99th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 48201222501 considered part of Greenspoint?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201222501 fall within Greenspoint (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201222501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 178 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201222501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.05% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201222501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.69× 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 48201222501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201222501 scores 6.1/10, 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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