Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Memorial Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 9,522 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10 · range 3.5–3.6

Memorial Heights is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Houston with 3 census tracts and a population of 9,522 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.5/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 40% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,996/month sits 47% higher than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score

3.5

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

Memorial Heights vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

39.6% +23%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,996 +47%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$108,993 +73%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

10.0% -49%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

84.7% +46%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Memorial Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.5–3.6

Why Memorial Heights scores 3.5

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

40% 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

85% 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

10.0% below poverty line · Range 1.8–2.8 across tracts

2.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.7–8.6 across tracts

8.1

Risk score comparison

Memorial Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Memorial Heights?

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 0.1 points from 3.5 to 3.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.6 3.6 3.5

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Memorial Heights

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201510201	3.6	2,331	32%	$2,073
48201410201	3.6	1,928	47%	$2,052
48201510202	3.5	5,263	40%	$1,941

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 32%ile

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

Household characteristics 2%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 53%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Memorial Heights

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,245Total filings 2020-21
7.0Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
5.03×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Memorial Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Memorial Heights?

Memorial Heights scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Memorial Heights compare to Houston overall?

Memorial Heights scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,996 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Memorial Heights?

Average gross rent in Memorial Heights is $1,996/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Memorial Heights residents are renters?

85% of Memorial Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 9,522 residents.

Is Memorial Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Memorial Heights sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Memorial Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Memorial Heights is census tract 48201510201 (score 3.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 3.6, a spread of 0.1 points.

How safe is Memorial Heights for landlords?

Memorial Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Memorial Heights?

Memorial Heights has 10,023 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.6%), Hispanic / Latino (22.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Memorial Heights

4 Old Sixth Ward 4 tracts · pop 13,634 2.9 Hyde Park 2 tracts · pop 5,449 4 Avondale East 4 tracts · pop 10,827 3.7 Magnolia Grove 3 tracts · pop 7,856 4.1 Avondale 4 tracts · pop 24,426 2.7 Woodland Heights 5 tracts · pop 17,576

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Memorial Heights.

3.5 Copperfield Middlegate Village 1 tracts · pop 7,920 3.5 Colquitt Court 3 tracts · pop 7,090 3.5 Legends at Gleannloch 1 tracts · pop 10,245 3.5 Twin Oaks Village 1 tracts · pop 7,656 3.5 Mason Lakes 1 tracts · pop 8,625 3.5 Vassar Place 2 tracts · pop 5,273

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