11 census tracts · pop 27,211 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–5.1
Lamar Terrace spans 11 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 27,211. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Scores across the 11 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 769 across 2 observed tracts. At $1,550 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Houston commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 10.9% of renter households. That places it #150 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $75,156.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 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
3.9
Lower
11 tracts · population-weighted
Lamar Terrace vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lamar Terrace
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
769Total filings (sum)
3.80%Avg annual filing rate
10.9%Peak year (2015)
7.04%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
5,414Total filings 2020-21
6.3Avg monthly observed
2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
3.33×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Lamar Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lamar Terrace?
Lamar Terrace scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 11 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 Lamar Terrace compare to Houston overall?
Lamar Terrace scores 0.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lamar Terrace?
Average gross rent in Lamar Terrace is $1,550/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lamar Terrace residents are renters?
80% of Lamar Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 27,211 residents.
Q5
Is Lamar Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Lamar Terrace sits in the 54th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Lamar Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lamar Terrace is census tract 48201421104 (score 5.1/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Lamar Terrace for landlords?
Lamar Terrace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Lamar Terrace?
Lamar Terrace has 27,745 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
