2 census tracts · pop 8,451 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.3–3.7
Spring Branch North is a 2-tract suburb of Houston, TX and houses 8,451 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
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. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 290 eviction filings. At $1,522 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Houston commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.3% of renter households. Running cool is economic stress, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 3.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #198 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Adobe Ridge and Stonegate Court. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,694. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Branch North vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Spring Branch North
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
290Total filings (sum)
4.66%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2011)
3.44%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
612Total filings 2020-21
4.7Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
2.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Spring Branch North
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Branch North?
Spring Branch North scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Spring Branch North compare to Houston overall?
Spring Branch North scores 0.3 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,522 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spring Branch North?
Average gross rent in Spring Branch North is $1,522/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spring Branch North residents are renters?
38% of Spring Branch North households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,451 residents.
Q5
Is Spring Branch North a high social-vulnerability area?
Spring Branch North 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 Spring Branch North have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Spring Branch North is census tract 48201522001 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Spring Branch North for landlords?
Spring Branch North carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Spring Branch North?
Spring Branch North has 8,142 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.6%), Hispanic / Latino (32.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
