Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Branch North Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201522001 · Harris, TX · pop 1,806 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 48201522001 sits in the Spring Branch North area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. It is home to 1,806 residents. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units894
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$69,327
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8298, -95.5385 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Branch North scores 3.7
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,108 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 Spring Branch North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 208Total filings 2020-21
- 2.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.20×Ratio to baseline
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 Spring Branch North. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Branch North
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
At $1,108 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Houston commands. On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 50% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $69,327. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201522001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201522001?
Census tract 48201522001 in the Spring Branch North neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 48201522001?
Median gross rent is $1,108/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201522001?
12.6% of residents in tract 48201522001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,806.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201522001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 98th, minority 67th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 48201522001 considered part of Spring Branch North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201522001 fall within Spring Branch North (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201522001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.20× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201522001 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201522001 scores 3.7/10, right in line with 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.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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