6 census tracts · pop 19,993 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–5.1
Meyerland spans 6 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 19,993 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,186, 61% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The voucher gap is 42.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 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.
Cost burden runs 38% against 32.1% citywide, putting Meyerland 5.8% over its own city. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 107 across 4 observed tracts.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.9/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.7% of renter households.
That places it #176 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Judgments average 1.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Creekstone Village and Wimbledon Park.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 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
3.6
Lower
6 tracts · population-weighted
Meyerland vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meyerland
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
107Total filings (sum)
2.27%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2015)
3.01%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,811Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.24×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Meyerland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meyerland?
Meyerland scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 Meyerland compare to Houston overall?
Meyerland scores 0.1 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,186 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meyerland?
Average gross rent in Meyerland is $2,186/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meyerland residents are renters?
30% of Meyerland households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 19,993 residents.
Q5
Is Meyerland a high social-vulnerability area?
Meyerland sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Meyerland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Meyerland is census tract 48201421700 (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 Meyerland for landlords?
Meyerland carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Meyerland?
Meyerland has 20,396 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.6%), Hispanic / Latino (21.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
