Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Mason Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201542202 · Harris, TX · pop 8,625 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48201542202 (the Mason Lakes area of Houston, Texas) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #65,757 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,892 a month while the average household earns $95,483 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,381
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$95,483
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8525, -95.7477 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mason Lakes scores 3.5
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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,892 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 Mason Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 238Total filings 2020-21
- 3.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mason Lakes
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.17x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542202?
Census tract 48201542202 in the Mason Lakes neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48201542202?
Median gross rent is $1,892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542202?
7.3% of residents in tract 48201542202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,625.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 63th, minority 91th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542202 considered part of Mason Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542202 fall within Mason Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.17× 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 48201542202 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542202 scores 3.5/10, 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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