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Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Hidden Valley , Houston

1 census tracts · pop 4,206 · pop-weighted composite 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Hidden Valley is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 4,206 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 85% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 69% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,729/month sits 27% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).

Eviction Risk
5.4
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
85%
69% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,729
Median household income
$53,452
14.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Hidden Valley vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Hidden Valley score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Hidden Valley: 5.45.4Hidden ValleyNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · TX
Audubon Place
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 3.6K
Peer · TX
Briar Park
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 7.7K
Peer · TX
Calgary Woods
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.9K
Peer · TX
Candlelight Hills
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.7K
Comparison

Hidden Valley vs Houston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.4 +59%
Houston: 3.4
Rent burden
85.0% +165%
Houston: 32.1%
Median gross rent
$1,729 +27%
Houston: $1,361
Median HH income
$53,452 -15%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
14.4% -27%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
11.1% -81%
Houston: 57.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Hidden Valley

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 3,917 residents across all tracts in Hidden Valley. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 79.9% White (non-Hispanic): 5.2% Black (non-Hispanic): 12.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.8% Other / Multiracial: 0.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 79.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 5.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 12.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 0.3%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hidden Valley

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
48201533500 5.4 4,206 85% $1,729
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 54%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hidden Valley

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 95Total filings (sum)
  • 8.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.2%Peak year (2012)
  • 7.93%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 26Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.3Avg monthly observed
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.29×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Hidden Valley

What is the eviction-risk score for Hidden Valley?

Hidden Valley scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Hidden Valley compare to Houston overall?

Hidden Valley scores 2.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 85% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,729 vs $1,361.

What is the median rent in Hidden Valley?

Median gross rent in Hidden Valley is $1,729/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hidden Valley residents are renters?

11% of Hidden Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,206 residents.

Is Hidden Valley a high social-vulnerability area?

Hidden Valley sits in the 67th 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.

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