Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 12,310 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4–5.1

Little Saigon spans 4 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 12,310. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 4 to 5.1. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 96 evictions logged in this tract.

The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 12.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #86 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,372, close to the Houston average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $56,021.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Little Saigon vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

54.3% +69%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,372 +1%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$56,021 -11%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

16.6% -16%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

52.8% -9%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Little Saigon and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4–5.1

Why Little Saigon 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

54% 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

53% 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

16.6% below poverty line · Range 3.6–4.9 across tracts

4.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–4.8 across tracts

4.0

Risk score comparison

Little Saigon vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Little Saigon?

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 1.1 points from 4 to 5.1. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 4.5 4.3 4.0

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Little Saigon

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201452501	5.1	2,578	66%	$1,145
48201452401	4.5	3,393	50%	$1,490
48201452402	4.3	3,896	47%	$1,341
48201452300	4	2,443	59%	$1,495

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile

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

Household characteristics 89%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 66%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Little Saigon

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

96Total filings (sum)
6.42%Avg annual filing rate
12.1%Peak year (2010)
6.12%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

606Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Little Saigon

What is the eviction-risk score for Little Saigon?

Little Saigon scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Little Saigon compare to Houston overall?

Little Saigon scores 0.8 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,372 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Little Saigon?

Average gross rent in Little Saigon is $1,372/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Little Saigon residents are renters?

53% of Little Saigon households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,310 residents.

Is Little Saigon a high social-vulnerability area?

Little Saigon sits in the 89th 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.

Which tracts in Little Saigon have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Saigon is census tract 48201452501 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.1, a spread of 1.1 points.

How safe is Little Saigon for landlords?

Little Saigon carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Little Saigon?

Little Saigon has 11,983 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (47.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (30.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Little Saigon

4.9 Bellaire West 5 tracts · pop 21,566 4.1 Royal Oaks Country Club 4 tracts · pop 13,395 4.2 Ashton Village 3 tracts · pop 10,798 5.1 Alief 2 tracts · pop 12,500 5 Chinatown 17 tracts · pop 55,013 4.6 Parkridge 4 tracts · pop 19,622

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Little Saigon.

4.5 Edgebrook 2 tracts · pop 8,838 4.5 Spring Branch 9 tracts · pop 30,895 4.5 Pecan Park 7 tracts · pop 22,752 4.5 Cobblestone Court 3 tracts · pop 10,709 4.5 Yaupon Grove 4 tracts · pop 15,950 4.5 South Lawn 4 tracts · pop 8,469

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