Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Greenwood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 16,443 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3.2–5.3

Greenwood Forest is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Houston with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,443 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 62% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,317/month sits 3% lower than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Greenwood Forest vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

61.6% +92%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,317 -3%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$71,786 +14%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

10.2% -48%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

37.9% -35%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenwood Forest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.2–5.3

Why Greenwood Forest scores 4.2

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

62% 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

38% 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

10.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts

2.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–4.9 across tracts

3.6

Risk score comparison

Greenwood Forest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Greenwood Forest?

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 2.1 points from 3.2 to 5.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.3 4.5 3.6 3.2

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Greenwood Forest

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201551201	5.3	4,990	89%	$1,206
48201551000	4.5	3,652	49%	$1,451
48201550902	3.6	4,104	80%	$1,153
48201551202	3.2	3,697	16%	$1,516

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile

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

Household characteristics 67%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 35%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Greenwood Forest

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

166Total filings (sum)
8.99%Avg annual filing rate
23.3%Peak year (2009)
5.44%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,382Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.40×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Greenwood Forest

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenwood Forest?

Greenwood Forest scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Greenwood Forest compare to Houston overall?

Greenwood Forest scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Greenwood Forest?

Average gross rent in Greenwood Forest is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Greenwood Forest residents are renters?

38% of Greenwood Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 16,443 residents.

Is Greenwood Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Greenwood Forest 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.

Which tracts in Greenwood Forest have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenwood Forest is census tract 48201551201 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 5.3, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Greenwood Forest for landlords?

Greenwood Forest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Greenwood Forest?

Greenwood Forest has 16,446 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Greenwood Forest

4.8 Lincoln Green South 5 tracts · pop 24,362 3.4 Blue Creek Ranch 3 tracts · pop 10,756 5.1 Champions West 2 tracts · pop 9,190 3.9 Wimbledon Champions Parks 2 tracts · pop 10,483 4.1 Northwest Park Place 2 tracts · pop 7,840 5.2 Remington Ranch 4 tracts · pop 23,012

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Greenwood Forest.

4.2 Village Place 1 tracts · pop 4,479 4.2 Forestwood 2 tracts · pop 13,251 4.2 Spring Branch North 2 tracts · pop 8,451 4.2 Creekside 3 tracts · pop 26,445 4.2 Stonegate Court 1 tracts · pop 5,613 4.2 Old Sixth Ward 4 tracts · pop 13,634

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