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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Carverdale Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,975 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Carverdale is a one-tract suburb of Houston, TX, population 4,975. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 116 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 5.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #230 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Copperbrook and Briscoe Falls score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,381, close to the Houston average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $69,402. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carverdale vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.5% +23%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,381 +1%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$69,402 +10%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
7.0% -64%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
35.5% -39%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Carverdale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Carverdale scores 3.1

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
40% 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
36% 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
7.0% below poverty line · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Carverdale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Carverdale score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1CarverdaleNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Carverdale

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201521800 3.1 4,975 39% $1,381
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 93

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Carverdale

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 116Total filings (sum)
  • 3.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak year (2011)
  • 2.31%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 248Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.2Avg monthly observed
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.67×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Carverdale

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Carverdale?

Carverdale scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 Carverdale compare to Houston overall?

Carverdale scores 0.6 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,381 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Carverdale?

Average gross rent in Carverdale is $1,381/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Carverdale residents are renters?

36% of Carverdale households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,975 residents.
Q5

Is Carverdale a high social-vulnerability area?

Carverdale sits in the 93rd 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 Carverdale for landlords?

Carverdale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Carverdale?

Carverdale has 4,734 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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