4 census tracts · pop 14,702 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3–5.1
Cypress Forest Lakes is a 4-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 14,702 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 32.1% citywide, putting Cypress Forest Lakes 26.7% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 19% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 3,833 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 28.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 15.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #99 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are High Oaks and Houmont Park. Average gross rent runs $1,345, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $69,976.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 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
4.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Cypress Forest Lakes vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cypress Forest Lakes
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,833Total filings (sum)
17.37%Avg annual filing rate
28.7%Peak year (2014)
14.89%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6,131Total filings 2020-21
21.3Avg monthly observed
18.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.10×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Cypress Forest Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cypress Forest Lakes?
Cypress Forest Lakes scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Cypress Forest Lakes compare to Houston overall?
Cypress Forest Lakes scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,345 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cypress Forest Lakes?
Average gross rent in Cypress Forest Lakes is $1,345/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cypress Forest Lakes residents are renters?
55% of Cypress Forest Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 14,702 residents.
Q5
Is Cypress Forest Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Cypress Forest Lakes sits in the 65th 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 Cypress Forest Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cypress Forest Lakes is census tract 48201553300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Cypress Forest Lakes for landlords?
Cypress Forest Lakes carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Cypress Forest Lakes?
Cypress Forest Lakes has 16,028 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Hispanic / Latino (25.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
