1 census tracts · pop 8,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Mason Lakes maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 8,625. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,892, 39% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The voucher gap is 23.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Cost burden runs about a quarter against 32.1% citywide, putting Mason Lakes 7.5% under its own city.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $95,483.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mason Lakes vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mason Lakes
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
238Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
2.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Mason Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mason Lakes?
Mason Lakes scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Mason Lakes compare to Houston overall?
Mason Lakes scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,892 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mason Lakes?
Average gross rent in Mason Lakes is $1,892/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mason Lakes residents are renters?
9% of Mason Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,625 residents.
Q5
Is Mason Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Mason Lakes 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
How safe is Mason Lakes for landlords?
Mason Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mason Lakes?
Mason Lakes has 8,057 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (33.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
