Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Steeplechase Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jersey Village
Tract 48201552004 · Harris, TX · pop 3,441 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
In the Steeplechase neighborhood of Jersey Village, census tract 48201552004 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,150 monthly, set against $61,838 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,659
Renter share58.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$61,838
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jersey Village and the region
Centroid at 29.9095, -95.5950 · click any tract to drill in
Why Steeplechase scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jersey Village
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,150 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jersey Village
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jersey Village
1.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jersey Village
1.5
How Steeplechase compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 588Total filings 2020-21
- 7.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.06×Ratio to 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 Steeplechase
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.2/10. 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 Jersey Village, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 1.06x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201552004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201552004?
Census tract 48201552004 in the Steeplechase neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 48201552004?
Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201552004?
12.7% of residents in tract 48201552004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,441.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201552004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 53th, minority 73th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 48201552004 considered part of Steeplechase?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201552004 fall within Steeplechase (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201552004 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.06× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201552004 compare to Jersey Village overall?
Tract 48201552004 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Jersey Village at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jersey Village; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Jersey Village
Top eight tracts in Jersey Village ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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