6 census tracts · pop 16,651 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3–5.1
Maplewood South/North is a 6-tract suburb of Houston, TX, population 16,651. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 47.1% of renter households. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #108 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $1,379, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $72,923. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 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
4.3
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Maplewood South/North vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Maplewood South/North
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
11.75%Avg annual filing rate
47.1%Peak year (2015)
47.06%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,973Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Maplewood South/North
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Maplewood South/North?
Maplewood South/North scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Maplewood South/North compare to Houston overall?
Maplewood South/North scores 0.6 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,379 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Maplewood South/North?
Average gross rent in Maplewood South/North is $1,379/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Maplewood South/North residents are renters?
59% of Maplewood South/North households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 16,651 residents.
Q5
Is Maplewood South/North a high social-vulnerability area?
Maplewood South/North sits in the 71st 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Maplewood South/North have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Maplewood South/North is census tract 48201422502 (score 5.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Maplewood South/North for landlords?
Maplewood South/North carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Maplewood South/North?
Maplewood South/North has 16,867 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.8%), Hispanic / Latino (33.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
