Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Inverness Forest Eviction Risk: Lower

4 census tracts · pop 13,990 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3–5.1

Inverness Forest is a 4-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 13,990. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. That places it #164 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Spring Branch West and Prestonwood Park.

Average gross rent runs $1,358, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $80,817.

50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

4 tracts · population-weighted

Inverness Forest vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

49.8% +55%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,358 0%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$80,817 +28%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

13.8% -30%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

49.7% -14%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Inverness Forest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–5.1

Why Inverness Forest scores 3.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

50% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

50% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

13.8% below poverty line · Range 2.5–5.6 across tracts

3.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–6.5 across tracts

3.9

Risk score comparison

Inverness Forest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Inverness Forest?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 3 to 5.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 4.5 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Inverness Forest

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201240803	5.1	2,562	59%	$1,151
48201240804	4.5	2,899	49%	$994
48201240704	3	4,545	45%	$1,361
48201240705	3	3,984	50%	$1,754

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 72%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 58%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 41%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Inverness Forest

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

2,687Total filings 2020-21
7.8Avg monthly observed
7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Inverness Forest

What is the eviction-risk score for Inverness Forest?

Inverness Forest scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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.

How does Inverness Forest compare to Houston overall?

Inverness Forest scores 0.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,358 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Inverness Forest?

Average gross rent in Inverness Forest is $1,358/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Inverness Forest residents are renters?

50% of Inverness Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 13,990 residents.

Is Inverness Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Inverness Forest 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.

Which tracts in Inverness Forest have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Inverness Forest is census tract 48201240803 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Inverness Forest for landlords?

Inverness Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Inverness Forest?

Inverness Forest has 14,780 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Inverness Forest

4.5 Cypress Forest Lakes 4 tracts · pop 14,702 3 Cypresswood 2 tracts · pop 10,452 4.3 Remington Ranch 4 tracts · pop 23,012 3 Wimbledon Champions Parks 2 tracts · pop 10,483 5.1 Southbrook 5 tracts · pop 11,017 5.1 Greenspoint 10 tracts · pop 31,049

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Inverness Forest.

3.7 Spring Branch West 1 tracts · pop 5,553 3.7 Prestonwood Park 1 tracts · pop 5,367 3.7 Arbor Vineyard 1 tracts · pop 2,911 3.7 Memorial Hollow 2 tracts · pop 10,159 3.7 Old Sixth Ward 4 tracts · pop 13,634 3.7 Clear Lake City 6 tracts · pop 18,685

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