Eviction Risk in Rustling Pines , Houston
1 census tracts · pop 1,724 · pop-weighted composite 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6
Rustling Pines is a white-black neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 1,724 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 29% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,378/month sits 1% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Rustling Pines vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Rustling Pines vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 1,914 residents across all tracts in Rustling Pines. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 18.2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 38%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 27.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 13.7%
- Other / Multiracial 2.7%
1 tracts in Rustling Pines
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201450801 | 4.6 | 1,724 | 29% | $1,378 |
CDC SVI percentile: 50
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Rustling Pines
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 335Total filings (sum)
- 5.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak year (2013)
- 1.06%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 615Total filings 2020-21
- 8.0Avg monthly observed
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.40×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Rustling Pines
What is the eviction-risk score for Rustling Pines?
Rustling Pines scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Rustling Pines compare to Houston overall?
Rustling Pines scores 1.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 29% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,378 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Rustling Pines?
Median gross rent in Rustling Pines is $1,378/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Rustling Pines residents are renters?
86% of Rustling Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 1,724 residents.
Is Rustling Pines a high social-vulnerability area?
Rustling Pines sits in the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.