4 census tracts · pop 16,208 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.4–5.8
Southmore Plaza is a 4-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 16,208. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3.4 to 5.8. A 2.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.7/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 348 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 10.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. At $1,451 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Houston commands.
That places it #86 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Brookwood Forest and Washington Terrace.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 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
4.5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Southmore Plaza vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southmore Plaza
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
348Total filings (sum)
4.55%Avg annual filing rate
10.1%Peak year (2011)
3.61%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
419Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
2.16×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Southmore Plaza
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southmore Plaza?
Southmore Plaza scores 4.5/10 (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 Southmore Plaza compare to Houston overall?
Southmore Plaza scores 0.8 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,451 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southmore Plaza?
Average gross rent in Southmore Plaza is $1,451/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southmore Plaza residents are renters?
21% of Southmore Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 16,208 residents.
Q5
Is Southmore Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Southmore Plaza sits in the 80th 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 Southmore Plaza have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southmore Plaza is census tract 48201321401 (score 5.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.8, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Southmore Plaza for landlords?
Southmore Plaza carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Southmore Plaza?
Southmore Plaza has 14,816 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (89.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.9%), Other / Multiracial (0.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
