2 census tracts · pop 5,864 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Greenway / Upper Kirby spans 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 5,864. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,913, 41% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 25.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
34% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
Against average income of $118,510, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenway / Upper Kirby vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Greenway / Upper Kirby
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
386Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Greenway / Upper Kirby
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenway / Upper Kirby?
Greenway / Upper Kirby 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 Greenway / Upper Kirby compare to Houston overall?
Greenway / Upper Kirby scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,913 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenway / Upper Kirby?
Average gross rent in Greenway / Upper Kirby is $1,913/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenway / Upper Kirby residents are renters?
66% of Greenway / Upper Kirby households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,864 residents.
Q5
Is Greenway / Upper Kirby a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenway / Upper Kirby sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Greenway / Upper Kirby have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenway / Upper Kirby is census tract 48201411801 (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 Greenway / Upper Kirby for landlords?
Greenway / Upper Kirby 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 Greenway / Upper Kirby?
Greenway / Upper Kirby has 6,563 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.2%), Hispanic / Latino (28.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
