1 census tracts · pop 6,844 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bear Branch maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 6,844. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 67% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $1,918 a month, rents sit 41% over what the rest of Houston commands. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 25.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 17% 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. The filing record is not thin: 56 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 4.9% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.0% in 2015 against a 4.9% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
At 12% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to 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
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bear Branch vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bear Branch
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
56Total filings (sum)
2.29%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2010)
2.96%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
44Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Bear Branch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bear Branch?
Bear Branch scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Bear Branch compare to Houston overall?
Bear Branch scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,918 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bear Branch?
Average gross rent in Bear Branch is $1,918/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bear Branch residents are renters?
12% of Bear Branch households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 6,844 residents.
Q5
Is Bear Branch a high social-vulnerability area?
Bear Branch sits in the 19th 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
How safe is Bear Branch for landlords?
Bear Branch carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bear Branch?
Bear Branch has 7,155 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
