Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Alief Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 12,500 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 5.5–6.1

Alief is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Houston with 2 census tracts and a population of 12,500 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 62% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 44% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,425/month sits 5% higher than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

2 tracts · population-weighted

Alief vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

62.3% +94%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,425 +5%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$52,872 -16%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

27.3% +39%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

55.6% -4%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alief and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.5–6.1

Why Alief scores 5.8

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 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

62% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

56% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

27.3% below poverty line · Range 5.7–7.8 across tracts

6.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6–5.2 across tracts

4.3

Risk score comparison

Alief vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Alief

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201452802	6.1	6,886	52%	$1,312
48201452801	5.5	5,614	75%	$1,563

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 90%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 82%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Alief

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,260Total filings (sum)
9.64%Avg annual filing rate
16.3%Peak year (2011)
6.16%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

702Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Alief

What is the eviction-risk score for Alief?

Alief scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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.

How does Alief compare to Houston overall?

Alief scores 3.0 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,425 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Alief?

Average gross rent in Alief is $1,425/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Alief residents are renters?

56% of Alief households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,500 residents.

Is Alief a high social-vulnerability area?

Alief sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Alief have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Alief is census tract 48201452802 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 6.1, a spread of 0.6 points.

How safe is Alief for landlords?

Alief carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Alief?

Alief has 11,739 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (37.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Alief

5.5 Bellaire West 5 tracts · pop 21,566 5.6 Parkridge 4 tracts · pop 19,622 5.5 Huntington Village 5 tracts · pop 20,744 5 Little Saigon 4 tracts · pop 12,310 5.3 Westpark Village 2 tracts · pop 6,750 5.9 Keegans Glen 3 tracts · pop 12,195

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Alief.

5.8 Pleasantville 3 tracts · pop 8,504 5.8 Humble Road Place 3 tracts · pop 14,037 5.8 North Shadydale 6 tracts · pop 17,973 5.8 Holiday Forest 3 tracts · pop 13,060 5.8 Silverdale 3 tracts · pop 10,800 5.8 Melrose Park 4 tracts · pop 21,330

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