Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Lamar Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

11 census tracts · pop 27,211 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 2.9–6.2

Lamar Terrace is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Houston with 11 census tracts and a population of 27,211 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,550/month sits 14% higher than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

11 tracts · population-weighted

Lamar Terrace vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.8% +49%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,550 +14%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$75,156 +19%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

15.6% -21%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

80.2% +38%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lamar Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 11 tracts span score 2.9–6.2

Why Lamar Terrace scores 4.5

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

48% 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

80% 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

15.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–8.3 across tracts

3.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–9.6 across tracts

5.1

Risk score comparison

Lamar Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Lamar Terrace?

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 3.3 points from 2.9 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.9

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

Census tracts

11 tracts in Lamar Terrace

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201421104	6.2	4,088	55%	$936
48201421101	5.8	2,644	36%	$1,151
48201432704	5.1	1,711	58%	$1,135
48201431901	4.7	2,526	66%	$1,666
48201432003	4.7	1,712	45%	$1,194
48201432703	4.3	1,989	36%	$1,557
48201431403	4.3	1,840	49%	$1,664
48201431801	4.1	3,465	40%	$1,665
48201431803	3.5	2,298	44%	$1,961
48201431902	3.2	2,810	31%	$2,107
48201432004	2.9	2,128	69%	$2,231

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 11 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 62%ile

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

Household characteristics 24%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 60%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Lamar Terrace?

Lamar Terrace scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Lamar Terrace compare to Houston overall?

Lamar Terrace scores 1.7 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $1,361.

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.

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.

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.

Which tracts in Lamar Terrace have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Lamar Terrace is census tract 48201421104 (score 6.2/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.9 to 6.2, a spread of 3.3 points.

How safe is Lamar Terrace for landlords?

Lamar Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Lamar Terrace?

Lamar Terrace has 27,745 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Lamar Terrace

3.9 Briargrove 12 tracts · pop 32,415 5.9 Mahatma Gandhi District 21 tracts · pop 70,070 2.9 Afton Oaks 2 tracts · pop 4,769 1.7 College Court Place 6 tracts · pop 18,762 3.4 Highland Village 2 tracts · pop 4,523 3.2 Tanglewood 8 tracts · pop 20,312

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Lamar Terrace.

4.5 Timbergrove Manor Section 13 4 tracts · pop 12,624 4.5 Near Northwest 3 tracts · pop 14,012 4.5 Westbury 7 tracts · pop 26,625 4.5 Songwood 2 tracts · pop 5,340 4.5 Wimbledon Forest 1 tracts · pop 4,415 4.5 Arbor Vineyard 1 tracts · pop 2,911

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