2 census tracts · pop 13,363 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.7–5
Bordersville takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 13,363 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 66% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.7 to 5, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #126 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Terra Nova and Fallbrook Greens. Average gross rent runs $1,429, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $66,955.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bordersville vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bordersville
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,869Total filings 2020-21
13.7Avg monthly observed
5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
2.41×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Bordersville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bordersville?
Bordersville scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Bordersville compare to Houston overall?
Bordersville scores 0.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,429 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bordersville?
Average gross rent in Bordersville is $1,429/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bordersville residents are renters?
44% of Bordersville households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 13,363 residents.
Q5
Is Bordersville a high social-vulnerability area?
Bordersville sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Bordersville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bordersville is census tract 48201241501 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Bordersville for landlords?
Bordersville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Bordersville?
Bordersville has 13,593 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (42.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (33.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
