4 census tracts · pop 15,970 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4–5.1
Sharpstown takes in 4 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 15,970 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 32.1% citywide, putting Sharpstown 13.2% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 4 to 5.1. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 723 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 11.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #76 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Westbranch and Lakewood Heights. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,284, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $57,815. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sharpstown vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sharpstown
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
723Total filings (sum)
5.41%Avg annual filing rate
11.0%Peak year (2014)
4.73%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
567Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Sharpstown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sharpstown?
Sharpstown 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 Sharpstown compare to Houston overall?
Sharpstown scores 0.9 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,284 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sharpstown?
Average gross rent in Sharpstown is $1,284/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sharpstown residents are renters?
61% of Sharpstown households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 15,970 residents.
Q5
Is Sharpstown a high social-vulnerability area?
Sharpstown sits in the 85th 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 Sharpstown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sharpstown is census tract 48201422800 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Sharpstown for landlords?
Sharpstown 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 Sharpstown?
Sharpstown has 14,983 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (73%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
