6 census tracts · pop 19,951 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3.5–5.1
Braeburn takes in 6 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 19,951 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 32.1% citywide, putting Braeburn 20.5% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 69% 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 severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,019, 25% below the Houston average of $1,361. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.5 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 1,543 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 17.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.0% in 2015 against a 17.1% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #76 by risk, the upper third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Braeburn vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Braeburn
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,543Total filings (sum)
10.40%Avg annual filing rate
17.1%Peak year (2014)
11.60%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,770Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Braeburn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Braeburn?
Braeburn scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Braeburn compare to Houston overall?
Braeburn scores 0.9 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,019 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Braeburn?
Average gross rent in Braeburn is $1,019/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Braeburn residents are renters?
69% of Braeburn households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 19,951 residents.
Q5
Is Braeburn a high social-vulnerability area?
Braeburn sits in the 89th 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 Braeburn have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Braeburn is census tract 48201422601 (score 5.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.1, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Braeburn for landlords?
Braeburn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Braeburn?
Braeburn has 19,849 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (55.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
