4 census tracts · pop 12,752 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3–5.1
Riverside Terrace takes in 4 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 12,752 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Houston rate of 32.1%. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 581 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $1,568, 15% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 11.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.4% in 2015 against a 11.6% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #76 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Westbranch and Lakewood Heights score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside Terrace vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverside Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
581Total filings (sum)
10.69%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2014)
11.44%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
981Total filings 2020-21
3.3Avg monthly observed
2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Riverside Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside Terrace?
Riverside Terrace scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Riverside Terrace compare to Houston overall?
Riverside Terrace scores 0.9 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,568 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverside Terrace?
Average gross rent in Riverside Terrace is $1,568/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverside Terrace residents are renters?
70% of Riverside Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,752 residents.
Q5
Is Riverside Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverside Terrace sits in the 44th 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 Riverside Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverside Terrace is census tract 48201312601 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Riverside Terrace for landlords?
Riverside Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside Terrace?
Riverside Terrace has 12,445 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Hispanic / Latino (14.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
