2 census tracts · pop 7,172 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Royal Crest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 7,172 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 39% 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.
Cost burden runs about three-quarters against 32.1% citywide, putting Royal Crest 43.0% over its own city. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $41,102 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Running hot is economic stress at 7.6/10.
Court records carry 942 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,141, 16% below the Houston average of $1,361.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 23.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 17.8% in 2015 against a 23.4% peak. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Royal Crest vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Royal Crest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
942Total filings (sum)
14.23%Avg annual filing rate
23.4%Peak year (2014)
18.71%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
764Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Royal Crest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Royal Crest?
Royal Crest scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Royal Crest compare to Houston overall?
Royal Crest scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 75% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,141 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Royal Crest?
Average gross rent in Royal Crest is $1,141/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Royal Crest residents are renters?
57% of Royal Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,172 residents.
Q5
Is Royal Crest a high social-vulnerability area?
Royal Crest sits in the 93rd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Royal Crest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Royal Crest is census tract 48201532900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Royal Crest for landlords?
Royal Crest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Royal Crest?
Royal Crest has 7,324 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.3%), Hispanic / Latino (44.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
