2 census tracts · pop 7,752 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.2
Hearthstone is a 2-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 7,752 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, roughly one in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The filing record is not thin: 131 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 6.2% of renter households. At $1,489 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Houston commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2015 against a 6.2% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #230 by risk, the middle third.
Against average income of $95,768, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hearthstone vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hearthstone
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
131Total filings (sum)
6.04%Avg annual filing rate
6.2%Peak year (2009)
3.82%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
790Total filings 2020-21
5.9Avg monthly observed
8.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Hearthstone
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hearthstone?
Hearthstone scores 3.1/10 (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 Hearthstone compare to Houston overall?
Hearthstone scores 0.6 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,489 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hearthstone?
Average gross rent in Hearthstone is $1,489/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hearthstone residents are renters?
43% of Hearthstone households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,752 residents.
Q5
Is Hearthstone a high social-vulnerability area?
Hearthstone sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hearthstone have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hearthstone is census tract 48201540904 (score 3.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Hearthstone for landlords?
Hearthstone carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Hearthstone?
Hearthstone has 7,858 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Hispanic / Latino (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
