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Neighborhood · League City, TX

Whispering Lakes Ranch Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 12,119 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.7/10 · range 1.8–5.7

Whispering Lakes Ranch is a white-hispanic neighborhood in League City with 3 census tracts and a population of 12,119 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 19% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 3% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,378/month sits 18% lower than the League City citywide average ($1,684).

Risk score
2.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Whispering Lakes Ranch vs League City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
19.1% -37%
League City: 30.5%
Average gross rent
$1,378 -18%
League City: $1,684
Average HH income
$152,840 +22%
League City: $124,967
Poverty rate
10.1% +118%
League City: 4.6%
Renter share
16.1% -36%
League City: 25.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whispering Lakes Ranch and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 1.8–5.7

Why Whispering Lakes Ranch scores 2.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.5–4.5 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
19% of income on rent · Range 1.0–8.4 across tracts
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–2.5 across tracts
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 1.5–7.9 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.0–8.7 across tracts
3.6
Economic stress
10.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–9.8 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–8.9 across tracts
6.4
Risk score comparison

Whispering Lakes Ranch vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Whispering Lakes Ranch score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Whispering Lakes R: 2.72.7Whispering Lakes RNeighborhoodParent city: 2.52.5Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Whispering Lakes Ranch?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 3.9 points from 1.8 to 5.7. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Whispering Lakes Ranch

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48167721702 5.7 2,814 33% $1,052
48167721211 1.9 2,846 0%
48167721210 1.8 6,459 22% $2,128
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 31%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 25%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Whispering Lakes Ranch

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 329Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.4Avg monthly observed
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.14×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Whispering Lakes Ranch

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Whispering Lakes Ranch?

Whispering Lakes Ranch scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Whispering Lakes Ranch compare to League City overall?

Whispering Lakes Ranch scores 0.2 points higher than League City overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 19% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,378 vs $1,684.
Q3

What is the average rent in Whispering Lakes Ranch?

Average gross rent in Whispering Lakes Ranch is $1,378/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Whispering Lakes Ranch residents are renters?

16% of Whispering Lakes Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in League City). The neighborhood has 12,119 residents.
Q5

Is Whispering Lakes Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?

Whispering Lakes Ranch sits in the 24th 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

Which tracts in Whispering Lakes Ranch have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Whispering Lakes Ranch is census tract 48167721702 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.8 to 5.7, a spread of 3.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Whispering Lakes Ranch for landlords?

Whispering Lakes Ranch carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to League City as a whole (2.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Whispering Lakes Ranch?

Whispering Lakes Ranch has 12,426 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.5%), Hispanic / Latino (29.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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