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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Spring Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 8,569 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Spring Lake is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 8,569 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,911, 40% above the Houston average of $1,361.

The severe-burden share is 31%. 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.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 25.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Cost burden runs 37% against 32.1% citywide, putting Spring Lake 4.7% over its own city.

That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 10% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Lake vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
36.8% +15%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,911 +40%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$232,697 +270%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
1.4% -93%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
9.9% -83%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spring Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Spring Lake scores 3

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 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
37% 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
10% 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
1.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Risk score comparison

Spring Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Spring Lake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Spring LakeNeighborhood3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Spring Lake

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48157673110 3 8,569 37% $1,911
Frequently asked

About Spring Lake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Lake?

Spring Lake scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Lake compare to Houston overall?

Spring Lake scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,911 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Spring Lake?

Average gross rent in Spring Lake is $1,911/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Spring Lake residents are renters?

10% of Spring Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 8,569 residents.
Q5

How safe is Spring Lake for landlords?

Spring Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Spring Lake?

Spring Lake has 8,607 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (35.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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