Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Greenspoint Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201222602 · Harris, TX · pop 2,459 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 48201222602 covers part of the Greenspoint area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,459. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,100
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate41.2%
Median income$29,722
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9365, -95.4060 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greenspoint scores 5.1
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
41.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 98%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,009Total filings 2020-21
- 13.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.56×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 Greenspoint. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greenspoint
What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 37.8% against 11.3% nationally. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 41%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average income of $29,722 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Cost burden runs 63% here against 49.5% across Harris County. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Disability prevalence runs 47.3% against 31.5% nationally.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,098, 19% below the Houston average.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201222602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201222602?
Census tract 48201222602 in the Greenspoint neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201222602?
Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201222602?
41.2% of residents in tract 48201222602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,459.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201222602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 98th, minority 98th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 48201222602 considered part of Greenspoint?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201222602 fall within Greenspoint (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201222602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.56× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201222602 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201222602 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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