2 census tracts · pop 8,936 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.7
Rice Village takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 8,936 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 17% against 32.1% citywide, putting Rice Village 14.7% under its own city.
At $2,763 a month, rents sit 103% over what the rest of Houston commands. The voucher gap is 80.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.3/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.6/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.7. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. Court records for this tract carry 6 eviction filings. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 2.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2011, is well off that peak.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #198 by risk, the middle third. Only 28% 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. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.4 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
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rice Village vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rice Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings (sum)
1.75%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2009)
0.57%Latest filed (2011)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
174Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
7.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Rice Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rice Village?
Rice Village scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Rice Village compare to Houston overall?
Rice Village scores 0.3 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,763 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rice Village?
Average gross rent in Rice Village is $2,763/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rice Village residents are renters?
28% of Rice Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,936 residents.
Q5
Is Rice Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Rice Village sits in the 17th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Rice Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rice Village is census tract 48201413203 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.7, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Rice Village for landlords?
Rice Village carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rice Village?
Rice Village has 8,669 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.9%), Hispanic / Latino (11.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
