Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Inwood Northwest Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 16,633 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 3.3–5.5

Inwood Northwest is a diverse neighborhood in Houston with 3 census tracts and a population of 16,633 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,323/month sits 3% lower than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Inwood Northwest vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

60.3% +88%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,323 -3%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$67,401 +7%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

17.9% -9%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

24.0% -59%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Inwood Northwest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.3–5.5

Why Inwood Northwest scores 4.9

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

60% 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

24% 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

17.9% below poverty line · Range 1.6–5.8 across tracts

4.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–5.3 across tracts

3.6

Risk score comparison

Inwood Northwest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Inwood Northwest?

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 2.2 points from 3.3 to 5.5. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.5 5.4 3.3

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Inwood Northwest

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201534002	5.5	5,268	88%	$1,470
48201532600	5.4	7,030	57%	$1,061
48201532504	3.3	4,335	32%	$1,570

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile

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

Household characteristics 80%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 30%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Inwood Northwest

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,215Total filings (sum)
10.91%Avg annual filing rate
17.8%Peak year (2013)
7.99%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

536Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Inwood Northwest

What is the eviction-risk score for Inwood Northwest?

Inwood Northwest scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Inwood Northwest compare to Houston overall?

Inwood Northwest scores 2.1 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,323 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Inwood Northwest?

Average gross rent in Inwood Northwest is $1,323/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Inwood Northwest residents are renters?

24% of Inwood Northwest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 16,633 residents.

Is Inwood Northwest a high social-vulnerability area?

Inwood Northwest sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Inwood Northwest have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Inwood Northwest is census tract 48201534002 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5.5, a spread of 2.2 points.

How safe is Inwood Northwest for landlords?

Inwood Northwest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Inwood Northwest?

Inwood Northwest has 16,596 residents (Diverse Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (59.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Inwood Northwest

4.1 Northwest Park Place 2 tracts · pop 7,840 3.4 Blue Creek Ranch 3 tracts · pop 10,756 6.2 Royal Crest 2 tracts · pop 7,172 4.3 Near Northwest 3 tracts · pop 14,012 4.8 Lincoln Green South 5 tracts · pop 24,362 4 Windfern Forest 2 tracts · pop 6,517

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Inwood Northwest.

4.9 Parkway West 2 tracts · pop 11,623 4.9 Greens Bayou 2 tracts · pop 11,414 4.9 Westmoreland 2 tracts · pop 3,649 4.9 Remington Ranch 4 tracts · pop 23,012 4.9 Hidden Valley 1 tracts · pop 4,206 4.9 Timbercrest 2 tracts · pop 4,868

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