Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Rustling Pines Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201450801 · Harris, TX · pop 1,724 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 48201450801 covers Rustling Pines in Houston, home to 1,724 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #63,432 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,378 a month against an average household income of $80,234 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 61%
Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units981
Renter share85.6%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$80,234
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7598, -95.5680 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rustling Pines scores 4.3
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
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,378 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Rustling Pines compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 335Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2013)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 80% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 615Total filings 2020-21
- 8.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.40×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 Rustling Pines
The heaviest input here 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.40x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 50th 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 48201450801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201450801?
Census tract 48201450801 in the Rustling Pines neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48201450801?
Median gross rent is $1,378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201450801?
14.0% of residents in tract 48201450801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,724.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201450801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 14th, minority 74th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 48201450801 considered part of Rustling Pines?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201450801 fall within Rustling Pines (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201450801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 335 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201450801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.77% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201450801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.40× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201450801 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201450801 scores 4.3/10, 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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