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Sunnyside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201331300 · Harris, TX · pop 4,062 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 48201331300 covers part of the Sunnyside area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,062. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 26% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,725
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate28.5%
Median income$49,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sunnyside
Moderate
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#276 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#150 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.6465, -95.3785 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunnyside scores 5.1

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
28.5% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,668 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 Sunnyside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunnyside risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 3313003.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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)

  • 519Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.5%Peak (2014)
  • 69Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48201331300
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 569Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.17×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunnyside

Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income of $49,222, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.3% against 31.5% nationally.

At $1,668 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Houston commands. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.9% against 11.3% nationally. Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.

Court records carry 519 eviction filings across 7 observed years. 45% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Harris County average of 49.5%. Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 13.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.8% of renter households face a filing.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201331300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201331300?

Census tract 48201331300 in the Sunnyside neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201331300?

Median gross rent is $1,668/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201331300?

28.5% of residents in tract 48201331300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,062.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201331300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 87th, minority 96th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 48201331300 considered part of Sunnyside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201331300 fall within Sunnyside (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201331300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 519 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201331300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.81% of renter households, peaking at 13.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201331300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.17× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 48201331300 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201331300 scores 5.1/10, higher than 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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