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

Greenspoint Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201240600 · Harris, TX · pop 3,582 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Greenspoint neighborhood of Houston anchors census tract 48201240600, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,942 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,008 monthly, set against $31,816 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 35% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units1,221

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate54.5%

Median income$31,816

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.9584, -95.4082 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenspoint 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

54.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,008 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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: 98

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

100%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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)

1,190Total filings over 7 yrs
16.80%Avg annual filing rate
26.2%Peak (2011)
178Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings climbed 166% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

1,076Total filings 2020-21
14.0Avg monthly (observed)
14.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline

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

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 Greenspoint. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenspoint

The heaviest input here 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 1,190 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 16.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.2% of renter households in 2011.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.95x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201240600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201240600?

Census tract 48201240600 in the Greenspoint 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 48201240600?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201240600?

54.5% of residents in tract 48201240600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,582.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201240600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 78th, minority 98th, housing 90th.

Is tract 48201240600 considered part of Greenspoint?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201240600 fall within Greenspoint (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201240600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,190 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201240600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.80% of renter households, peaking at 26.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201240600 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.95× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

How does tract 48201240600 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201240600 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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