1 census tracts · pop 9,836 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
West Ranch is a one-tract neighborhood of Friendswood, TX and houses 9,836 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Friendswood baseline of 34.7%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,563, 7% below the Friendswood average of $1,688. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Glenshannon and Wilderness Trails. Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Ranch vs FriendswoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Ranch
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
21Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About West Ranch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Ranch?
West Ranch scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does West Ranch compare to Friendswood overall?
West Ranch scores 0.4 points lower than Friendswood overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 77% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,563 vs $1,688.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Ranch?
Average gross rent in West Ranch is $1,563/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Ranch residents are renters?
3% of West Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Friendswood). The neighborhood has 9,836 residents.
Q5
Is West Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?
West Ranch sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Ranch for landlords?
West Ranch carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Friendswood as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Ranch?
West Ranch has 10,119 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
