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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Hawthorne Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 21,593 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 3.8–5.1

Hawthorne Place takes in 6 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 21,593. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 32.1% citywide, putting Hawthorne Place 21.4% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.8 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 814 across 3 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 23.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,238, 9% below the Houston average of $1,361. The most recent observed rate, 6.5% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #64 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Pine Glen and Highland Timbers score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $50,421. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Hawthorne Place vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.5% +67%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,238 -9%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$50,421 -20%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
27.1% +38%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
43.8% -24%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hawthorne Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3.8–5.1

Why Hawthorne Place scores 4.8

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
54% 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
44% 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
27.1% below poverty line · Range 2.4–10.0 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.9 across tracts
3.3
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hawthorne Place score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8Hawthorne PlaceNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Hawthorne 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 1.3 points from 3.8 to 5.1. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

6 tracts in Hawthorne Place

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201221301 5.1 4,241 38% $1,672
48201221000 5.1 3,827 67% $1,283
48201220600 5.1 3,137 34% $682
48201220701 5.1 3,039 52% $925
48201221100 4.8 3,702 59% $1,381
48201221302 3.8 3,647 71% $1,280
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 87%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 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hawthorne Place

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 814Total filings (sum)
  • 8.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.5%Peak year (2014)
  • 6.67%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 935Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.1Avg monthly observed
  • 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.12×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Hawthorne Place

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hawthorne Place?

Hawthorne Place scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Hawthorne Place compare to Houston overall?

Hawthorne Place scores 1.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,238 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hawthorne Place?

Average gross rent in Hawthorne Place is $1,238/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hawthorne Place residents are renters?

44% of Hawthorne Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 21,593 residents.
Q5

Is Hawthorne Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Hawthorne Place sits in the 84th 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 Hawthorne Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawthorne Place is census tract 48201221301 (score 5.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 5.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Hawthorne Place for landlords?

Hawthorne Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Hawthorne Place?

Hawthorne Place has 20,637 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (84.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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