Neighborhood · Ranked #76,524 of 84,120 nationally

Songwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201232600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,678 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 48201232600 belongs to Songwood in Houston, Texas. It is home to 2,678 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,456 monthly, set against $68,254 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 14% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units934

Renter share22.6%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$68,254

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7845, -95.2496 · click any tract to drill in

Why Songwood scores 2.1

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

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,456 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 Songwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

75%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

28Total filings over 7 yrs
2.51%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak (2011)
4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 20% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

31Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly (observed)
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.48×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Songwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Songwood

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 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 1.48x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th 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 48201232600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201232600?

Census tract 48201232600 in the Songwood neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201232600?

Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201232600?

8.8% of residents in tract 48201232600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,678.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201232600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 74th, minority 91th, housing 5th.

Is tract 48201232600 considered part of Songwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201232600 fall within Songwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201232600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201232600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.51% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201232600 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.48× 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.

How does tract 48201232600 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201232600 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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.

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