Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Clear Lake City Eviction Risk: Lower

6 census tracts · pop 18,685 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3–5.1

Clear Lake City spans 6 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 18,685. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. 72% 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 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.3/10.

Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs 38% against 32.1% citywide, putting Clear Lake City 5.8% over its own city.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 942 evictions logged in this tract.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 14.9% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 10.1% in 2015 against a 14.9% peak. That places it #164 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.

Average gross rent runs $1,298, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $66,488.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

6 tracts · population-weighted

Clear Lake City vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

37.9% +18%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,298 -5%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$66,488 +6%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

10.8% -45%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

71.5% +23%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clear Lake City and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3–5.1

Why Clear Lake City scores 3.7

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 4.5–5.5 across tracts

5.2

Rent control risk

38% of income on rent · Range 1.0–6.2 across tracts

2.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.2–3.5 across tracts

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

72% renter households · Range 3.5–9.9 across tracts

5.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–5.8 across tracts

3.3

Economic stress

10.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–8.1 across tracts

2.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–4.6 across tracts

3.5

Risk score comparison

Clear Lake City vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Clear Lake City?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 3 to 5.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 4.4 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Clear Lake City

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201340502	5.1	2,228	39%	$1,052
48201341102	4.4	2,271	47%	$1,293
48201341001	3.9	4,056	41%	$1,322
48201340701	3.2	4,172	31%	$1,232
48201341203	3.2	2,653	31%	$1,365
48201341302	3	3,305	42%	$1,469

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 56%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 42%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 52%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Clear Lake City

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

942Total filings (sum)
9.69%Avg annual filing rate
14.9%Peak year (2009)
10.05%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

3,142Total filings 2020-21
7.1Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.41×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Clear Lake City

What is the eviction-risk score for Clear Lake City?

Clear Lake City scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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.

How does Clear Lake City compare to Houston overall?

Clear Lake City scores 0.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,298 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Clear Lake City?

Average gross rent in Clear Lake City is $1,298/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Clear Lake City residents are renters?

72% of Clear Lake City households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 18,685 residents.

Is Clear Lake City a high social-vulnerability area?

Clear Lake City sits in the 55th 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.

Which tracts in Clear Lake City have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Clear Lake City is census tract 48201340502 (score 5.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Clear Lake City for landlords?

Clear Lake City carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Clear Lake City?

Clear Lake City has 19,125 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Hispanic / Latino (23.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Clear Lake City

3.7 University Green 2 tracts · pop 4,436 3.3 The Cove 3 tracts · pop 7,549 3 Clear Lake 3 tracts · pop 12,208 3.6 Humble Camp 4 tracts · pop 20,231 3 River Oaks 4 tracts · pop 16,515 3 Villa d'Este 2 tracts · pop 11,232

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Clear Lake City.

3.7 Kings Mill 1 tracts · pop 9,160 3.7 Soaring Pines 1 tracts · pop 6,841 3.7 Spring Branch West 1 tracts · pop 5,553 3.7 Prestonwood Park 1 tracts · pop 5,367 3.7 Arbor Vineyard 1 tracts · pop 2,911 3.7 Memorial Hollow 2 tracts · pop 10,159

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