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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Murray Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201451005 · Harris, TX · pop 2,393 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

48201451005 is a census tract in the Murray Park area of Houston, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,393. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 47% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,222
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate33.3%
Median income$37,009

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Murray Park
Very High
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#242 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7399, -95.5741 · click any tract to drill in

Why Murray Park scores 5.1

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
33.3% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Murray Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Murray Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 4510053.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,109Total filings 2020-21
  • 14.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 15.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.91×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

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 Murray Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Murray Park

Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Set annual rent against average income of $37,009 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 23.9% against 11.3% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,086, 20% below the Houston average.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201451005

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201451005?

Census tract 48201451005 in the Murray Park 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 48201451005?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201451005?

33.3% of residents in tract 48201451005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,393.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201451005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 82th, minority 92th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 48201451005 considered part of Murray Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201451005 fall within Murray Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201451005 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.91× 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 48201451005 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201451005 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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