Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Hawthorne Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 21,593 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 4.5–6.3

Hawthorne Place is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Houston with 6 census tracts and a population of 21,593 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,238/month sits 9% lower than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

5.6

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 4.5–6.3

Why Hawthorne Place scores 5.6

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).

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 1.8 points from 4.5 to 6.3. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.5

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↕
48201220600	6.3	3,137	34%	$682
48201220701	6.1	3,039	52%	$925
48201221000	6	3,827	67%	$1,283
48201221301	5.8	4,241	38%	$1,672
48201221100	5.2	3,702	59%	$1,381
48201221302	4.5	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

What is the eviction-risk score for Hawthorne Place?

Hawthorne Place scores 5.6/10 (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.

How does Hawthorne Place compare to Houston overall?

Hawthorne Place scores 2.8 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,238 vs $1,361.

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.

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.

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.

Which tracts in Hawthorne Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawthorne Place is census tract 48201220600 (score 6.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 6.3, a spread of 1.8 points.

How safe is Hawthorne Place for landlords?

Hawthorne Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Hawthorne Place?

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

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Hawthorne Place

5.9 Melrose Park 4 tracts · pop 21,330 5.1 Independence Heights 5 tracts · pop 13,363 6.3 Calgary Woods 2 tracts · pop 6,937 4.8 Lindale Park 6 tracts · pop 19,955 5.8 North Shadydale 6 tracts · pop 17,973 5.8 Airline 4 tracts · pop 18,029

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

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

5.6 Parkridge 4 tracts · pop 19,622 5.6 Turtle Lake 1 tracts · pop 3,296 5.6 Second Ward 3 tracts · pop 9,755 5.6 Fondren Gardens 2 tracts · pop 10,320 5.6 Meadowbrook 8 tracts · pop 28,968 5.6 Scenic Woods 2 tracts · pop 6,243

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