Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Skyscraper Shadows Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201333802 · Harris, TX · pop 6,116 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 48201333802 sits in the Skyscraper Shadows neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #52,762 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,332 a month while the average household earns $87,636 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$87,636
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6122, -95.2733 · click any tract to drill in
Why Skyscraper Shadows 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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,332 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Skyscraper Shadows compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 197Total filings 2020-21
- 2.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.99×Ratio to 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 Skyscraper Shadows. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Skyscraper Shadows
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.7/10. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 0.99x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th 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 48201333802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201333802?
Census tract 48201333802 in the Skyscraper Shadows 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 48201333802?
Median gross rent is $1,332/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201333802?
5.0% of residents in tract 48201333802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,116.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201333802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 80th, minority 93th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 48201333802 considered part of Skyscraper Shadows?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201333802 fall within Skyscraper Shadows (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201333802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.99× 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 48201333802 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201333802 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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