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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Hobby Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48157670602 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 1,896 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 48157670602 covers the Hobby neighborhood of Houston, home to 1,896 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 61% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,103 a month while the average household earns $51,591 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 6% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units656
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$51,591

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Hobby
Elevated
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#390 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Very High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#1,918 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.5898, -95.5020 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hobby scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,103 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 Hobby compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hobby risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 670602Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

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)

  • 358Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 26.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.4%Peak (2014)
  • 33Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481576706022003: 20 filings (27.39/100 renter HHs)2004: 26 filings (35.61/100 renter HHs)2005: 12 filings (22.74/100 renter HHs)2006: 20 filings (37.90/100 renter HHs)2007: 23 filings (43.58/100 renter HHs)2008: 24 filings (45.48/100 renter HHs)2009: 27 filings (51.16/100 renter HHs)2010: 30 filings (18.29/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (12.76/100 renter HHs)2012: 32 filings (16.33/100 renter HHs)2013: 21 filings (10.71/100 renter HHs)2014: 34 filings (17.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 31 filings (15.82/100 renter HHs)2016: 33 filings (13.52/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 65% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hobby. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hobby

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 Fort Bend County average of 4.8 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 358 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 26.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.4% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 81st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48157670602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157670602?

Census tract 48157670602 in the Hobby neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 48157670602?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157670602?

18.5% of residents in tract 48157670602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,896.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157670602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 74th, minority 98th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 48157670602 considered part of Hobby?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48157670602 fall within Hobby (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157670602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 358 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157670602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.33% of renter households, peaking at 17.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48157670602 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48157670602 scores 4.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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