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Neighborhood

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).

Eviction Risk
4.6
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
29%
17% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,378
Median household income
$80,234
14.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Rustling Pines vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Rustling Pines score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Rustling Pines: 4.64.6Rustling PinesNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Rustling Pines vs Houston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.6 +35%
Houston: 3.4
Rent burden
28.6% -11%
Houston: 32.1%
Median gross rent
$1,378 +1%
Houston: $1,361
Median HH income
$80,234 +28%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
14.0% -29%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
85.6% +48%
Houston: 57.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Rustling Pines

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 18.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 38%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 27.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 13.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.7%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 63%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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).

Frequently asked

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.

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