3 census tracts · pop 11,948 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.9
Shepherd Park Plaza is a 3-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 11,948 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.4/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.9. A 1.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 723 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 14.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 6.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,464, 8% above the Houston average of $1,361.
That places it #198 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Adobe Ridge and Stonegate Court score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.9 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Shepherd Park Plaza vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shepherd Park Plaza
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
723Total filings (sum)
5.78%Avg annual filing rate
14.4%Peak year (2014)
6.64%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
685Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Shepherd Park Plaza
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shepherd Park Plaza?
Shepherd Park Plaza scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Shepherd Park Plaza compare to Houston overall?
Shepherd Park Plaza scores 0.3 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,464 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shepherd Park Plaza?
Average gross rent in Shepherd Park Plaza is $1,464/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shepherd Park Plaza residents are renters?
33% of Shepherd Park Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 11,948 residents.
Q5
Is Shepherd Park Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Shepherd Park Plaza sits in the 60th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Shepherd Park Plaza have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Shepherd Park Plaza is census tract 48201530600 (score 4.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.9, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Shepherd Park Plaza for landlords?
Shepherd Park Plaza carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Shepherd Park Plaza?
Shepherd Park Plaza has 12,480 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48%), Hispanic / Latino (34.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
