1 census tracts · pop 5,096 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Linnfield is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 5,096. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
This is a renter market: 97% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.1/10.
The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, North Shadydale and Grand Vista Lakes score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,355, close to the Houston average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Linnfield vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Linnfield
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
984Total filings 2020-21
12.8Avg monthly observed
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
2.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Linnfield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Linnfield?
Linnfield scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Linnfield compare to Houston overall?
Linnfield scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,355 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Linnfield?
Average gross rent in Linnfield is $1,355/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Linnfield residents are renters?
97% of Linnfield households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,096 residents.
Q5
Is Linnfield a high social-vulnerability area?
Linnfield sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Linnfield for landlords?
Linnfield carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Linnfield?
Linnfield has 5,671 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (58.3%), Hispanic / Latino (29%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
