Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Foster Place Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 9,996 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 6.1–6.5

Foster Place is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Houston with 3 census tracts and a population of 9,996 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,103/month sits 19% lower than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Foster Place vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

57.3% +79%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,103 -19%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$33,574 -47%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

41.5% +111%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

52.6% -9%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Foster Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 6.1–6.5

Why Foster Place scores 6.3

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

57% 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

53% 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

41.5% below poverty line · Range 9.5–10.0 across tracts

9.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–4.0 across tracts

2.2

Risk score comparison

Foster Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Foster Place?

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 0.4 points from 6.1 to 6.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.5 6.3 6.1

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Foster Place

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201313600	6.5	4,563	61%	$979
48201313500	6.3	2,331	62%	$986
48201332100	6.1	3,102	49%	$1,373

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 99%ile

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

Household characteristics 85%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 97%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 Foster Place

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,702Total filings (sum)
15.12%Avg annual filing rate
31.3%Peak year (2015)
15.93%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,108Total filings 2020-21
4.9Avg monthly observed
6.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Foster Place

What is the eviction-risk score for Foster Place?

Foster Place scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Foster Place compare to Houston overall?

Foster Place scores 3.5 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,103 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Foster Place?

Average gross rent in Foster Place is $1,103/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Foster Place residents are renters?

53% of Foster Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 9,996 residents.

Is Foster Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Foster Place sits in the 92nd 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.

Which tracts in Foster Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Foster Place is census tract 48201313600 (score 6.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 6.5, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Foster Place for landlords?

Foster Place carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Foster Place?

Foster Place has 9,690 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (49.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (49.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Foster Place

5.8 Mayfair 7 tracts · pop 26,961 6.2 Brookhaven 3 tracts · pop 14,165 5.4 South Lawn 4 tracts · pop 8,469 5.2 Oak Manor 3 tracts · pop 7,189 4.5 University Oaks 3 tracts · pop 7,900 5.9 Crestmont 5 tracts · pop 18,520

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Foster Place.

6.3 Brookhaven 3 tracts · pop 14,165 6.3 Candlelight Plaza 1 tracts · pop 3,778 6.3 Blue Bell Village 1 tracts · pop 5,179 6.3 Calgary Woods 2 tracts · pop 6,937 6.2 Southbrook 5 tracts · pop 11,017 6.2 Linnfield 1 tracts · pop 5,096

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