1 census tracts · pop 7,742 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lakewood Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 7,742 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,909, 40% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 24.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Cost burden runs roughly one in four against 32.1% citywide, putting Lakewood Place 7.7% under its own city. The filing record is not thin: 67 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 13.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.5% in 2015 against a 13.5% peak.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood Place vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport6%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood Place
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
67Total filings (sum)
8.96%Avg annual filing rate
13.5%Peak year (2010)
8.51%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
129Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
2.46×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Lakewood Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood Place?
Lakewood Place scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Lakewood Place compare to Houston overall?
Lakewood Place scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,909 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood Place?
Average gross rent in Lakewood Place is $1,909/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood Place residents are renters?
12% of Lakewood Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,742 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood Place sits in the 23rd 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
How safe is Lakewood Place for landlords?
Lakewood Place carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood Place?
Lakewood Place has 7,942 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
