2 census tracts · pop 6,551 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.3
Krystal Lake takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 6,551 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $2,063 a month, rents sit 52% over what the rest of Houston commands. The voucher gap is 35.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10. That places it #157 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Wimbledon Forest and Sherwood Oaks score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $99,747. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Krystal Lake vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Krystal Lake
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,396Total filings 2020-21
10.3Avg monthly observed
4.6Pre-pandemic baseline
10.99×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Krystal Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Krystal Lake?
Krystal Lake scores 3.8/10 (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 Krystal Lake compare to Houston overall?
Krystal Lake scores 0.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,063 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Krystal Lake?
Average gross rent in Krystal Lake is $2,063/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Krystal Lake residents are renters?
57% of Krystal Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 6,551 residents.
Q5
Is Krystal Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Krystal Lake sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Krystal Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Krystal Lake is census tract 48201541802 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Krystal Lake for landlords?
Krystal Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Krystal Lake?
Krystal Lake has 6,668 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Hispanic / Latino (25.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
