1 census tracts · pop 5,179 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Blue Bell Village is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 5,179 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 24% 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. Running hot is economic stress at 8.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 317 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,226, 10% below the Houston average of $1,361. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.4% in 2015 against a 4.0% peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blue Bell Village vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blue Bell Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
317Total filings (sum)
3.31%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2012)
2.40%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
204Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Blue Bell Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blue Bell Village?
Blue Bell Village scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Blue Bell Village compare to Houston overall?
Blue Bell Village scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,226 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blue Bell Village?
Average gross rent in Blue Bell Village is $1,226/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blue Bell Village residents are renters?
86% of Blue Bell Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,179 residents.
Q5
Is Blue Bell Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Blue Bell Village 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
How safe is Blue Bell Village for landlords?
Blue Bell Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Blue Bell Village?
Blue Bell Village has 5,146 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (64.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
