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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Wayside Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 14,375 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Wayside Village takes in 3 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 14,375. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 64% against 32.1% citywide, putting Wayside Village 31.8% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,305 across 3 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 22.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.4% in 2015 against a 22.1% peak. 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 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

Average gross rent runs $1,320, close to the Houston average.

With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Wayside Village vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
63.9% +99%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,320 -3%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$44,648 -29%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
23.7% +20%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
38.1% -34%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wayside Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Wayside Village 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
64% 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
38% 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
23.7% below poverty line · Range 5.6–6.2 across tracts
5.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–4.4 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

Wayside Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wayside Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1Wayside VillageNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Wayside Village?

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

3 tracts in Wayside Village

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201231900 5.1 6,511 85% $1,329
48201231300 5.1 4,891 41% $1,239
48201231400 5.1 2,973 55% $1,432
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wayside Village

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,305Total filings (sum)
  • 13.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.1%Peak year (2013)
  • 12.49%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,066Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.9Avg monthly observed
  • 5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.85×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Wayside Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wayside Village?

Wayside Village scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Wayside Village compare to Houston overall?

Wayside Village scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,320 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wayside Village?

Average gross rent in Wayside Village is $1,320/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wayside Village residents are renters?

38% of Wayside Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 14,375 residents.
Q5

Is Wayside Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Wayside Village sits in the 92nd 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 Wayside Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Wayside Village is census tract 48201231900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Wayside Village for landlords?

Wayside Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Wayside Village?

Wayside Village has 14,912 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Hispanic / Latino (39.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (0.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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