2 census tracts · pop 4,523 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Highland Village spans 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 4,523. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. At $1,942 a month, rents sit 43% over what the rest of Houston commands.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The voucher gap is 27.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.7/10.
33% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $103,175.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Village vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Village
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
817Total filings 2020-21
5.4Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
3.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Highland Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Village?
Highland Village scores 3/10 (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 Highland Village compare to Houston overall?
Highland Village scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,942 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Village?
Average gross rent in Highland Village is $1,942/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Village residents are renters?
81% of Highland Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,523 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Village sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Village is census tract 48201411302 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Village for landlords?
Highland Village carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Highland Village?
Highland Village has 4,585 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
