2 census tracts · pop 10,452 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cypresswood takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 10,452 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 32.1% citywide, putting Cypresswood 17.9% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,631, 20% above the Houston average of $1,361. Court records for this tract carry 157 eviction filings.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 8.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $98,058, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cypresswood vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cypresswood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
157Total filings (sum)
6.13%Avg annual filing rate
8.5%Peak year (2011)
4.67%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,011Total filings 2020-21
6.6Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
3.15×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Cypresswood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cypresswood?
Cypresswood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Cypresswood compare to Houston overall?
Cypresswood scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,631 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cypresswood?
Average gross rent in Cypresswood is $1,631/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cypresswood residents are renters?
36% of Cypresswood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,452 residents.
Q5
Is Cypresswood a high social-vulnerability area?
Cypresswood sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Cypresswood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cypresswood is census tract 48201553500 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Cypresswood for landlords?
Cypresswood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cypresswood?
Cypresswood has 10,582 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51%), Hispanic / Latino (27.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
