Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201420300 · Harris, TX · pop 3,490 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.1/10 for census tract 48201420300 reflects conditions in the Westwood Park area of Houston, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #73,123 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,715 a month while the average household earns $100,013 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,447
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$100,013
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
21
th percentile
Low
Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6706, -95.4549 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Park scores 3.4
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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,715 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Westwood Park 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.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 57Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2011)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 313Total filings 2020-21
- 4.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 9.94×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 Westwood Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Park
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2011.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 9.94x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201420300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201420300?
Census tract 48201420300 in the Westwood Park neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 48201420300?
Median gross rent is $1,715/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201420300?
5.7% of residents in tract 48201420300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,490.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201420300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 42th, minority 70th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 48201420300 considered part of Westwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201420300 fall within Westwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201420300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201420300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.26% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201420300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 9.94× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201420300 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201420300 scores 3.4/10, 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.
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