Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Pleasantville Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 8,504 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Pleasantville takes in 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 8,504 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Houston rate of 32.1%.

Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.

Average gross rent is $1,034, 24% below the Houston average of $1,361. Running hot is economic stress at 7.8/10. Court records carry 383 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 13.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.2% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.

For a like-for-like read, East Houston and Grand Vista Lakes score within a fraction of it.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Pleasantville vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

56.5% +76%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,034 -24%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$49,595 -21%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

31.1% +58%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

34.4% -41%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pleasantville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Pleasantville scores 5.1

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

57% 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

34% 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

31.1% below poverty line · Range 5.9–9.9 across tracts

7.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.6 across tracts

1.8

Risk score comparison

Pleasantville vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Pleasantville?

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 points from 5.1 to 5.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 5.1

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Pleasantville

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201212500	5.1	3,517	64%	$1,013
48201211501	5.1	3,034	41%	$883
48201233600	5.1	1,953	67%	$1,308

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

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

Socioeconomic status 96%ile

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

Household characteristics 92%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 43%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pleasantville

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

383Total filings (sum)
7.01%Avg annual filing rate
13.5%Peak year (2014)
6.77%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

435Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.18×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Pleasantville

What is the eviction-risk score for Pleasantville?

Pleasantville scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Pleasantville compare to Houston overall?

Pleasantville scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,034 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Pleasantville?

Average gross rent in Pleasantville is $1,034/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Pleasantville residents are renters?

34% of Pleasantville households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,504 residents.

Is Pleasantville a high social-vulnerability area?

Pleasantville sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Pleasantville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Pleasantville is census tract 48201212500 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Pleasantville for landlords?

Pleasantville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Pleasantville?

Pleasantville has 9,008 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (33.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Pleasantville

4.7 Magnolia Park 5 tracts · pop 19,203 4.2 Mangum Place 3 tracts · pop 9,962 5 Second Ward 3 tracts · pop 9,755 4 Songwood 2 tracts · pop 5,340 5 Fifth Ward 6 tracts · pop 17,821 4.6 Pecan Park 7 tracts · pop 22,752

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pleasantville.

5.1 Canfield Oaks 1 tracts · pop 3,291 5.1 Gulfton 1 tracts · pop 3,350 5.1 Heather Glen 1 tracts · pop 4,774 5.1 Melrose Park 4 tracts · pop 21,330 5.1 Sunnyside 1 tracts · pop 4,062 5.1 Silverdale 3 tracts · pop 10,800

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