3 census tracts · pop 10,442 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.8–5.1
Bayou Place spans 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 10,442 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
87% 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 main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is economic stress at 7.8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,173 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,198, 12% below the Houston average of $1,361.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 18.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #46 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Maple Ridge Place and Grants Trace.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5/10 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
5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Bayou Place vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bayou Place
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,173Total filings (sum)
9.57%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2013)
5.82%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
819Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly observed
5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
2.01×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Bayou Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bayou Place?
Bayou Place scores 5/10 (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 Bayou Place compare to Houston overall?
Bayou Place scores 1.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,198 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bayou Place?
Average gross rent in Bayou Place is $1,198/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bayou Place residents are renters?
87% of Bayou Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,442 residents.
Q5
Is Bayou Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Bayou Place sits in the 97th 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 Bayou Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bayou Place is census tract 48201453300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Bayou Place for landlords?
Bayou Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Bayou Place?
Bayou Place has 9,769 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (53.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
