1 census tracts · pop 3,277 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Northline Terrace maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 3,277. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 80% against 32.1% citywide, putting Northline Terrace 48.3% over its own city.
38% 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 dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are East Houston and Grand Vista Lakes. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 5.1/10 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
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northline Terrace vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northline Terrace
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
31Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Northline Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northline Terrace?
Northline Terrace scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Northline Terrace compare to Houston overall?
Northline Terrace scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 32% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Northline Terrace residents are renters?
22% of Northline Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,277 residents.
Q4
Is Northline Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Northline Terrace sits in the 72nd 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.
Q5
How safe is Northline Terrace for landlords?
Northline Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Northline Terrace?
Northline Terrace has 3,346 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (80.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
