4 census tracts · pop 12,706 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3.3–5.1
Hobby spans 4 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 12,706. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $1,856 a month, rents sit 36% over what the rest of Houston commands. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.3 to 5.1, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The voucher gap is 21.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 892 across 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 21.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #99 by risk, the upper third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Hobby vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Hobby scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Hobby compare to Houston overall?
Hobby scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,856 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hobby?
Average gross rent in Hobby is $1,856/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hobby residents are renters?
26% of Hobby households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,706 residents.
Q5
Which tracts in Hobby have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hobby is census tract 48157670300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5.1, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q6
How safe is Hobby for landlords?
Hobby carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hobby?
Hobby has 12,871 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Hispanic / Latino (24.3%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
