Westwood South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Against Harris County at 49.5%, about three-quarters of renters here are cost-burdened. Set annual rent against average income of $42,319 and the ratio lands at 48%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 29.6% against 11.3% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. At $1,678 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Houston commands. It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0.

Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

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