4 census tracts · pop 12,667 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–4.8
Linkwood is a 4-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 12,667. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
At $2,124 a month, rents sit 56% over what the rest of Houston commands. The voucher gap is 38.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Cost burden runs 45% against 32.1% citywide, putting Linkwood 12.9% over its own city. The dominant input is supply constraint at 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.8. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 104 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 11.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #230 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Only 24% 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.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Linkwood vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Linkwood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
104Total filings (sum)
2.42%Avg annual filing rate
11.0%Peak year (2011)
1.26%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
586Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
2.20×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Linkwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Linkwood?
Linkwood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Linkwood compare to Houston overall?
Linkwood scores 0.6 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,124 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Linkwood?
Average gross rent in Linkwood is $2,124/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Linkwood residents are renters?
24% of Linkwood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,667 residents.
Q5
Is Linkwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Linkwood sits in the 20th 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
Which tracts in Linkwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Linkwood is census tract 48201413204 (score 4.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Linkwood for landlords?
Linkwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Linkwood?
Linkwood has 12,468 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
