3 census tracts · pop 15,057 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.3
Skyscraper Shadows spans 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 15,057 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
29% 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. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #230 by risk, the middle third.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $89,142, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 3 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,348, close to the Houston average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Skyscraper Shadows vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Skyscraper Shadows
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
307Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Skyscraper Shadows
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Skyscraper Shadows?
Skyscraper Shadows scores 3.1/10 (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 Skyscraper Shadows compare to Houston overall?
Skyscraper Shadows scores 0.6 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,348 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Skyscraper Shadows?
Average gross rent in Skyscraper Shadows is $1,348/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Skyscraper Shadows residents are renters?
14% of Skyscraper Shadows households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 15,057 residents.
Q5
Is Skyscraper Shadows a high social-vulnerability area?
Skyscraper Shadows sits in the 63rd 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 Skyscraper Shadows have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Skyscraper Shadows is census tract 48201333905 (score 3.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.3, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Skyscraper Shadows for landlords?
Skyscraper Shadows carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Skyscraper Shadows?
Skyscraper Shadows has 15,250 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
