2 census tracts · pop 13,251 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.7–4.2
Forestwood takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 13,251 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.2/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,738 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Houston commands.
The voucher gap is 13.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #150 by risk, the middle third. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Courtlandt Place and Dearborn Place score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $71,220.
With little internal variation, 3.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forestwood vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forestwood
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
295Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Forestwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forestwood?
Forestwood scores 3.9/10 (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 Forestwood compare to Houston overall?
Forestwood scores 0.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,738 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forestwood?
Average gross rent in Forestwood is $1,738/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forestwood residents are renters?
14% of Forestwood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 13,251 residents.
Q5
Is Forestwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Forestwood sits in the 81st 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 Forestwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forestwood is census tract 48201533803 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.2, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Forestwood for landlords?
Forestwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forestwood?
Forestwood has 13,124 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
