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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Weslayan Plaza Eviction Risk: Lower

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 Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
27.2% -15%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,867 +37%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$127,710 +103%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
5.1% -74%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
81.0% +40%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslayan Plaza and the region

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

Why Weslayan Plaza 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 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
27% 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
81% 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
5.1% below poverty line · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Risk score comparison

Weslayan Plaza vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Weslayan Plaza score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Weslayan PlazaNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Weslayan Plaza

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201411506 3 2,837 27% $1,867
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 12

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%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.
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