Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Clear Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 12,208 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Clear Lake takes in 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 12,208 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The voucher gap is 21.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filings are well documented here: 60 across 2 observed tracts.

Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 35% of renter households.

The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 11.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.9% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

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

% of income on rent

34.9% +9%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,439 +6%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$148,373 +136%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

5.3% -73%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

17.4% -70%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clear Lake and the region

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

Why Clear Lake scores 3

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

35% 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

17% 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

5.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.9 across tracts

1.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–10.0 across tracts

6.7

Risk score comparison

Clear Lake 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?

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 0 points from 3 to 3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.0 3.0 3.0

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Clear Lake

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201340800	3	5,436	21%	$2,451
48201340702	3	3,436	48%	$1,236
48201340301	3	3,336	44%	,

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 16%ile

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

Household characteristics 36%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 3%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Clear Lake

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

60Total filings (sum)
5.57%Avg annual filing rate
11.1%Peak year (2011)
4.65%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

264Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
2.16×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Clear Lake

What is the eviction-risk score for Clear Lake?

Clear Lake scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 compare to Houston overall?

Clear Lake scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,439 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Clear Lake?

Average gross rent in Clear Lake is $1,439/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Clear Lake residents are renters?

17% of Clear Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,208 residents.

Is Clear Lake a high social-vulnerability area?

Clear Lake sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). 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 have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Clear Lake is census tract 48201340800 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Clear Lake for landlords?

Clear Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Clear Lake?

Clear Lake has 12,874 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Clear Lake

3.3 The Cove 3 tracts · pop 7,549 3.8 Clear Lake City 6 tracts · pop 18,685 3.7 University Green 2 tracts · pop 4,436 3.6 Humble Camp 4 tracts · pop 20,231 3 River Oaks 4 tracts · pop 16,515 3.6 Parkview South 5 tracts · pop 21,413

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

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

3 Forest Cove 1 tracts · pop 6,839 3 Houston Heights 1 tracts · pop 5,541 3 Stillwater Village 1 tracts · pop 4,658 3 Cottage Glen 1 tracts · pop 11,826 3 Weslayan Plaza 1 tracts · pop 2,837 3 Westgreen 1 tracts · pop 8,533

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