Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,265 of 84,120 nationally
Southbrook Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201550102 · Harris, TX · pop 2,513 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 48201550102 covers the Southbrook area of Houston, home to 2,513 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #24,987 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,096 a month against an average household income of $30,432 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,171
Renter share95.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate37.0%
Median income$30,432
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.9418, -95.4294 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southbrook scores 3.6
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
37.0% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$1,096 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Southbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 869Total filings 2020-21
- 11.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 17.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.66×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southbrook
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 above the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.66x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201550102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201550102?
Census tract 48201550102 in the Southbrook neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 48201550102?
Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201550102?
37.0% of residents in tract 48201550102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,513.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201550102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 48201550102 considered part of Southbrook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201550102 fall within Southbrook (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201550102 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201550102 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201550102 scores 3.6/10, higher 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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