1 census tracts · pop 1,983 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Alabama Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 1,983 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Cost burden runs 39% against 32.1% citywide, putting Alabama Place 7.3% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,637, 20% above the Houston average of $1,361. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $97,951.
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
Alabama Place vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alabama Place
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
61Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.40×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Alabama Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alabama Place?
Alabama Place 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 Alabama Place compare to Houston overall?
Alabama Place scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,637 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alabama Place?
Average gross rent in Alabama eviction laws Place is $1,637/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alabama Place residents are renters?
72% of Alabama Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 1,983 residents.
Q5
Is Alabama Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Alabama Place sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Alabama Place for landlords?
Alabama eviction laws Place 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 Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alabama Place?
Alabama Place has 1,946 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
