2 census tracts · pop 7,689 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.1–5.1
Briar Park takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 7,689 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 29%. 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 rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 4.1 to 5.1. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The filing record is not thin: 1,359 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 44.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 16.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #69 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,322, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $54,162. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 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
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Briar Park vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Briar Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,359Total filings (sum)
22.89%Avg annual filing rate
44.2%Peak year (2010)
16.53%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,198Total filings 2020-21
14.2Avg monthly observed
12.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Briar Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Briar Park?
Briar Park scores 4.7/10 (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 Briar Park compare to Houston overall?
Briar Park scores 1.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,322 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Briar Park?
Average gross rent in Briar Park is $1,322/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Briar Park residents are renters?
59% of Briar Park households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,689 residents.
Q5
Is Briar Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Briar Park sits in the 72nd 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 Briar Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Briar Park is census tract 48201451700 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.1, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Briar Park for landlords?
Briar Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Briar Park?
Briar Park has 7,921 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.2%), Hispanic / Latino (19.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
