Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Lakes of Bridgewater Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201542305 · Harris, TX · pop 4,602 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
How risky is Lakes of Bridgewater in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201542305 scores 4.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #67,791 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,429 a month against an average household income of $95,208 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,427
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$95,208
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
28
th percentile
Low
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8250, -95.7396 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakes of Bridgewater scores 3.7
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,429 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Lakes of Bridgewater compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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)
- 121Total filings 2020-21
- 1.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakes of Bridgewater
What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.86x 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 48201542305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542305?
Census tract 48201542305 in the Lakes of Bridgewater neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 48201542305?
Median gross rent is $2,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542305?
9.3% of residents in tract 48201542305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,602.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 38th, minority 81th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542305 considered part of Lakes of Bridgewater?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542305 fall within Lakes of Bridgewater (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542305 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201542305 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542305 scores 3.7/10, 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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