Eviction Risk in Hearthstone , Houston
2 census tracts · pop 7,752 · pop-weighted composite 4.5/10 · range 4.3–4.6
Hearthstone is a white-black neighborhood in Houston with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,752 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 27% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 6% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,489/month sits 9% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Hearthstone vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Hearthstone vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 7,858 residents across all tracts in Hearthstone. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 21.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 38.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 26.2%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
- Other / Multiracial 4.8%
2 tracts in Hearthstone
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201540904 | 4.6 | 4,790 | 32% | $1,316 |
| 48201540901 | 4.3 | 2,962 | 18% | $1,768 |
CDC SVI percentile: 37
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
About Hearthstone
What is the eviction-risk score for Hearthstone?
Hearthstone scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Hearthstone compare to Houston overall?
Hearthstone scores 1.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 27% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,489 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Hearthstone?
Median 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.
What percentage of Hearthstone residents are renters?
43% of Hearthstone households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,752 residents.
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.