5 census tracts · pop 19,203 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.3–5.1
Magnolia Park spans 5 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 19,203 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 43% against 32.1% citywide, putting Magnolia Park 10.7% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,045, 23% below the Houston average of $1,361.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 495 across 3 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 4.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.0% in 2015 against a 4.7% peak.
That places it #64 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Pine Glen and Highland Timbers score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Magnolia Park vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Magnolia Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
495Total filings (sum)
2.61%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2014)
3.20%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,721Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Magnolia Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Magnolia Park?
Magnolia Park scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Magnolia Park compare to Houston overall?
Magnolia Park scores 1.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,045 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Magnolia Park?
Average gross rent in Magnolia Park is $1,045/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Magnolia Park residents are renters?
51% of Magnolia Park households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 19,203 residents.
Q5
Is Magnolia Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Magnolia Park sits in the 85th 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
Which tracts in Magnolia Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Magnolia Park is census tract 48201310900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Magnolia Park for landlords?
Magnolia Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Magnolia Park?
Magnolia Park has 18,623 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (90%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
