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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Southbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 11,017 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Southbrook is a 5-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 11,017. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Houston rate of 32.1%.

Annualized rent equals 50% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 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. 93% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

The poverty rate is 40%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running hot is economic stress at 8.9/10.

At $1,028 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Houston commands. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.

For a like-for-like read, North Shadydale and Grand Vista Lakes score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 5 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Southbrook vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.4% +85%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,028 -24%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$24,567 -61%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
40.1% +104%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
92.8% +60%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southbrook and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Southbrook scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
93% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
40.1% below poverty line · Range 6.5–10.0 across tracts
8.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.5 across tracts
1.7
Risk score comparison

Southbrook vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Southbrook score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1SouthbrookNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Southbrook?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0 points from 5.1 to 5.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Southbrook

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201550101 5.1 2,962 72% $954
48201550102 5.1 2,513 57% $1,096
48201550202 5.1 1,998 41% $1,063
48201240102 5.1 1,829 64% $903
48201550201 5.1 1,715 58% $1,148
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 90

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 90%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 81%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southbrook

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,014Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.8Avg monthly observed
  • 13.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.60×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Southbrook

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Southbrook?

Southbrook scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Southbrook compare to Houston overall?

Southbrook scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,028 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Southbrook?

Average gross rent in Southbrook is $1,028/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Southbrook residents are renters?

93% of Southbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 11,017 residents.
Q5

Is Southbrook a high social-vulnerability area?

Southbrook sits in the 90th 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 Southbrook have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Southbrook is census tract 48201550101 (score 5.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Southbrook for landlords?

Southbrook carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Southbrook?

Southbrook has 10,883 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (47.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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