4 census tracts · pop 24,426 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.3
Avondale spans 4 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 24,426 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.3. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,222 across 3 observed tracts. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 18.0% of renter households. That places it #157 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Judgments average 5.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,376, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,360.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avondale
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,222Total filings (sum)
11.19%Avg annual filing rate
18.0%Peak year (2015)
11.54%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
956Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Avondale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale?
Avondale scores 3.8/10 (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 compare to Houston overall?
Avondale scores 0.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,376 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale?
Average gross rent in Avondale is $1,376/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale residents are renters?
38% of Avondale households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 24,426 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale sits in the 77th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Avondale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Avondale is census tract 48201330700 (score 4.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Avondale for landlords?
Avondale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Avondale?
Avondale has 24,434 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
