2 census tracts · pop 10,320 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3.6–5.1
Fondren Gardens takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 10,320 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
36% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average household income of $42,593 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.6 to 5.1. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,846 across 2 observed tracts.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,182, 13% below the Houston average of $1,361.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 27.9% of renter households. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #99 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 6.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fondren Gardens vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fondren Gardens
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,846Total filings (sum)
14.90%Avg annual filing rate
27.9%Peak year (2015)
17.86%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,357Total filings 2020-21
16.2Avg monthly observed
20.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Fondren Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fondren Gardens?
Fondren Gardens scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 Fondren Gardens compare to Houston overall?
Fondren Gardens scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,182 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fondren Gardens?
Average gross rent in Fondren Gardens is $1,182/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fondren Gardens residents are renters?
81% of Fondren Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,320 residents.
Q5
Is Fondren Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Fondren Gardens sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Fondren Gardens have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fondren Gardens is census tract 48201422200 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 5.1, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Fondren Gardens for landlords?
Fondren Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fondren Gardens?
Fondren Gardens has 10,089 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.4%), Hispanic / Latino (34%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
