Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Cypress Forest Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 14,702 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 3–6.2

Cypress Forest Lakes is a black-white neighborhood in Houston with 4 census tracts and a population of 14,702 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,345/month sits 1% lower than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Cypress Forest Lakes vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

58.8% +83%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,345 -1%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$69,976 +11%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

20.1% +2%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

55.4% -4%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cypress Forest Lakes and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–6.2

Why Cypress Forest Lakes scores 4.9

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

59% 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

55% 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

20.1% below poverty line · Range 1.6–8.4 across tracts

5.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–7.7 across tracts

3.8

Risk score comparison

Cypress Forest Lakes vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Cypress Forest Lakes?

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 3.2 points from 3 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 5.3 5.2 3.0

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Cypress Forest Lakes

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201553300	6.2	3,857	70%	$1,261
48201553201	5.3	2,700	49%	$925
48201553202	5.2	4,174	64%	$1,130
48201553401	3	3,971	49%	$1,938

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 69%ile

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

Household characteristics 51%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 59%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Cypress Forest Lakes?

Cypress Forest Lakes scores 4.9/10 (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.

How does Cypress Forest Lakes compare to Houston overall?

Cypress Forest Lakes scores 2.1 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,345 vs $1,361.

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.

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.

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.

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 6.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6.2, a spread of 3.2 points.

How safe is Cypress Forest Lakes for landlords?

Cypress Forest Lakes carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Cypress Forest Lakes?

Cypress Forest Lakes has 16,028 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Hispanic / Latino (25.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Cypress Forest Lakes

4.5 Inverness Forest 4 tracts · pop 13,990 3.4 Cypresswood 2 tracts · pop 10,452 3.9 Wimbledon Champions Parks 2 tracts · pop 10,483 5.2 Remington Ranch 4 tracts · pop 23,012 4.2 Greenwood Forest 4 tracts · pop 16,443 6.2 Southbrook 5 tracts · pop 11,017

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Cypress Forest Lakes.

4.9 Westmoreland 2 tracts · pop 3,649 4.9 Remington Ranch 4 tracts · pop 23,012 4.9 Timbercrest 2 tracts · pop 4,868 4.9 Maplewood South/North 6 tracts · pop 16,651 4.9 Hidden Valley 1 tracts · pop 4,206 4.9 Central City 7 tracts · pop 17,141

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