1 census tracts · pop 3,919 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Memorial Forest maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX and houses 3,919 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 55% against 32.1% citywide, putting Memorial Forest 23.1% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,746, 28% above the Houston average of $1,361. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The filing record is not thin: 44 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The voucher gap is 14.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 1.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Memorial Forest vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Memorial Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
44Total filings (sum)
0.72%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2013)
0.80%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
224Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
4.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Memorial Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Memorial Forest?
Memorial Forest 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 Memorial Forest compare to Houston overall?
Memorial Forest scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,746 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Memorial Forest?
Average gross rent in Memorial Forest is $1,746/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Memorial Forest residents are renters?
66% of Memorial Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,919 residents.
Q5
Is Memorial Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Memorial Forest sits in the 58th 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 Memorial Forest for landlords?
Memorial Forest 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 Memorial Forest?
Memorial Forest has 3,878 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.2%), Hispanic / Latino (22.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
