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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Mission Trace Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 8,240 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10 · range 3.9–3.9

Mission Trace is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 8,240. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 62%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Cost burden runs 62% against 32.1% citywide, putting Mission Trace 30.0% over its own city. Average gross rent is $2,175, 60% above the Houston average of $1,361.

The voucher gap is 42.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.2/10.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $81,119 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #150 by risk, the middle third. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Courtlandt Place and Dearborn Place. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mission Trace vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.1% +93%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$2,175 +60%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$81,119 +29%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
2.4% -88%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
20.6% -64%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mission Trace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.9–3.9

Why Mission Trace scores 3.9

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 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
62% 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
21% 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
2.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Risk score comparison

Mission Trace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mission Trace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.9Mission TraceNeighborhood3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mission Trace

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48157672904 3.9 8,240 62% $2,175
Frequently asked

About Mission Trace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mission Trace?

Mission Trace scores 3.9/10 (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 Mission Trace compare to Houston overall?

Mission Trace scores 0.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,175 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mission Trace?

Average gross rent in Mission eviction risk Trace is $2,175/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mission Trace residents are renters?

21% of Mission Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,240 residents.
Q5

How safe is Mission Trace for landlords?

Mission eviction risk Trace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Mission Trace?

Mission Trace has 9,461 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.1%), Hispanic / Latino (22.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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