4 census tracts · pop 10,827 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–4.1
Avondale East is a 4-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 10,827. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,942, 43% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The voucher gap is 27.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 38% against 32.1% citywide, putting Avondale East 6.3% over its own city. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.6/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.1, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #207 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Kings Forest and Addicks. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $106,312.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale East 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 & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avondale East
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,356Total filings 2020-21
8.6Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
10.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Avondale East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale East?
Avondale East scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Avondale East compare to Houston overall?
Avondale East scores 0.4 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,942 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale East?
Average gross rent in Avondale East is $1,942/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale East residents are renters?
75% of Avondale East households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,827 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale East a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale East sits in the 16th 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 Avondale East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Avondale East is census tract 48201410101 (score 4.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Avondale East for landlords?
Avondale East carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Avondale East?
Avondale East has 11,093 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.5%), Hispanic / Latino (18.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
