2 census tracts · pop 12,214 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Edgewood Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 12,214. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.2/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. At $1,451 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Houston commands.
That places it #207 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $72,857. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Edgewood Village vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edgewood Village
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
658Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.21×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Edgewood Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edgewood Village?
Edgewood Village scores 3.3/10 (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 Edgewood Village compare to Houston overall?
Edgewood Village scores 0.4 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,451 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edgewood Village?
Average gross rent in Edgewood Village is $1,451/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edgewood Village residents are renters?
37% of Edgewood Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,214 residents.
Q5
Is Edgewood Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Edgewood Village sits in the 74th 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 Edgewood Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgewood Village is census tract 48201252201 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Edgewood Village for landlords?
Edgewood Village carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Edgewood Village?
Edgewood Village has 12,316 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
