1 census tracts · pop 4,780 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Riverton Ranch is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 4,780 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,997, 47% above the Houston average of $1,361. Cost burden runs 44% against 32.1% citywide, putting Riverton Ranch 11.4% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 30.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 8.1/10.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $134,792, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverton Ranch vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverton Ranch
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
59Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Riverton Ranch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverton Ranch?
Riverton Ranch scores 3/10 (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 Riverton Ranch compare to Houston overall?
Riverton Ranch scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,997 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverton Ranch?
Average gross rent in Riverton Ranch is $1,997/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverton Ranch residents are renters?
9% of Riverton Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,780 residents.
Q5
Is Riverton Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverton Ranch sits in the 19th 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
How safe is Riverton Ranch for landlords?
Riverton Ranch carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverton Ranch?
Riverton Ranch has 5,155 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36%), Hispanic / Latino (28.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
