3 census tracts · pop 7,384 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.7–5.1
Ashford Hills spans 3 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 7,384. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 32.1% citywide, putting Ashford Hills 25.5% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.7 to 5.1. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 436 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
At $1,159 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Houston commands. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 8.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.4% in 2015 against a 8.0% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #108 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Hidden Valley and Manchester.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $49,631.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ashford Hills vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashford Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
436Total filings (sum)
5.59%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2010)
6.35%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,609Total filings 2020-21
13.0Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
3.46×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Ashford Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashford Hills?
Ashford Hills scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 Ashford Hills compare to Houston overall?
Ashford Hills scores 0.6 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,159 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashford Hills?
Average gross rent in Ashford Hills is $1,159/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashford Hills residents are renters?
72% of Ashford Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,384 residents.
Q5
Is Ashford Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashford Hills sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ashford Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ashford Hills is census tract 48201451406 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.1, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Ashford Hills for landlords?
Ashford Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashford Hills?
Ashford Hills has 7,320 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.8%), Hispanic / Latino (23.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
