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Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Houston Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48201251904 · Harris, TX · pop 6,969 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Houston

Census tract 48201251904 covers Houston in Harris County, home to 6,969 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

13% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,722 a month against an average household income of $107,078 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 9% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,125
Renter share9.9%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$107,078

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#792 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#889 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#4,582 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.9374, -95.1037 · click any tract to drill in

Why Houston scores 3.1

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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,722 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 Houston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Houston risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 251904Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 154Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.95×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (1.60× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-02-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-05-01: 3 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-06-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-09-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-06-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-02-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-05-01: 4 filings (1.78× baseline)2025-06-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (2.40× baseline)2025-11-01: 3 filings (2.40× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

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

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Houston

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 below 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 0.95x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201251904

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201251904?

Census tract 48201251904 in Houston scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48201251904?

Median gross rent is $1,722/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201251904?

4.9% of residents in tract 48201251904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,969.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201251904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 9th, minority 43th, housing 3th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 48201251904 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.95× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6

How does tract 48201251904 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201251904 scores 3.1/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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