1 census tracts · pop 2,837 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Weslayan Plaza maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 2,837. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $1,867 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Houston commands.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
The voucher gap is 22.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Cost burden runs 27% against 32.1% citywide, putting Weslayan Plaza 4.9% under its own city.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Weslayan Plaza vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Weslayan Plaza
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
264Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
4.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Weslayan Plaza
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Weslayan Plaza?
Weslayan Plaza 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 Weslayan Plaza compare to Houston overall?
Weslayan Plaza scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,867 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Weslayan Plaza?
Average gross rent in Weslayan Plaza is $1,867/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Weslayan Plaza residents are renters?
81% of Weslayan Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 2,837 residents.
Q5
Is Weslayan Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Weslayan Plaza sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Weslayan Plaza for landlords?
Weslayan Plaza 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Weslayan Plaza?
Weslayan Plaza has 2,846 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Hispanic / Latino (18.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.