Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Bellaire West Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 21,566 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.7–5.1

Bellaire West spans 5 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 21,566. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 32.1% citywide, putting Bellaire West 27.1% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 26% 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 poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 1,292 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 23.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #55 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Harvest Bend and Eastwood. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 5 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Bellaire West vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

59.2% +84%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,364 +0%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$52,842 -16%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

23.5% +19%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

48.5% -16%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bellaire West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4.7–5.1

Why Bellaire West scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

59% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

49% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

23.5% below poverty line · Range 5.0–9.1 across tracts

5.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–5.6 across tracts

3.9

Risk score comparison

Bellaire West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Bellaire West?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.4 points from 4.7 to 5.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Bellaire West

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201453100	5.1	4,081	61%	$1,089
48201453603	5.1	3,726	69%	$1,166
48201452900	4.8	4,832	54%	$1,388
48201453002	4.7	5,690	61%	$1,526
48201453001	4.7	3,237	51%	$1,617

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 94%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 84%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 76%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bellaire West

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,292Total filings (sum)
10.26%Avg annual filing rate
23.1%Peak year (2013)
6.10%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,045Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
4.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Bellaire West

What is the eviction-risk score for Bellaire West?

Bellaire West scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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.

How does Bellaire West compare to Houston overall?

Bellaire West scores 1.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,364 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Bellaire West?

Average gross rent in Bellaire West is $1,364/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Bellaire West residents are renters?

49% of Bellaire West households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 21,566 residents.

Is Bellaire West a high social-vulnerability area?

Bellaire West sits in the 94th 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.

Which tracts in Bellaire West have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bellaire West is census tract 48201453100 (score 5.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.1, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Bellaire West for landlords?

Bellaire West carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Bellaire West?

Bellaire West has 20,977 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Bellaire West

4.5 Little Saigon 4 tracts · pop 12,310 5.1 Westwood South 11 tracts · pop 35,891 4.4 Parkglen West 3 tracts · pop 11,696 5 Keegans Glen 3 tracts · pop 12,195 5.1 Alief 2 tracts · pop 12,500 5 Chinatown 17 tracts · pop 55,013

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Bellaire West.

4.9 Scenic Woods 2 tracts · pop 6,243 4.9 Winchester 2 tracts · pop 9,844 4.9 Eastwood 1 tracts · pop 4,033 4.9 Chinatown 17 tracts · pop 55,013 4.9 Hunters Ridge 1 tracts · pop 6,952 4.9 Fifth Ward 6 tracts · pop 17,821

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