2 census tracts · pop 5,997 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ashford is a 2-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 5,997 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. At $947 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of Houston commands. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Houston rate of 32.1%. The filing record is not thin: 17 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 11.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 5% 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 Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village. Against average income of $144,874, annual rent is only 8%, a wide affordability cushion.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for 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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ashford vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashford
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
17Total filings (sum)
4.26%Avg annual filing rate
11.5%Peak year (2009)
2.50%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
34Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.90×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Ashford
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashford?
Ashford scores 3/10 (Lower 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.
Q2
How does Ashford compare to Houston overall?
Ashford scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $947 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashford?
Average gross rent in Ashford is $947/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashford residents are renters?
5% of Ashford households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,997 residents.
Q5
Is Ashford a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashford sits in the 11th 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 Ashford have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ashford is census tract 48201451302 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Ashford for landlords?
Ashford carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashford?
Ashford has 5,847 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.1%), Hispanic / Latino (17.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
