1 census tracts · pop 4,268 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
West Memorial maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX and houses 4,268 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $2,260 a month, rents sit 66% over what the rest of Houston commands. The voucher gap is 47.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.8/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
21% 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 filing record is not thin: 103 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 9.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $100,607.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Memorial vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Memorial
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
103Total filings (sum)
7.70%Avg annual filing rate
9.9%Peak year (2014)
5.73%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
65Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About West Memorial
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Memorial?
West Memorial 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 West Memorial compare to Houston overall?
West Memorial scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,260 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Memorial?
Average gross rent in West Memorial is $2,260/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Memorial residents are renters?
12% of West Memorial households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,268 residents.
Q5
Is West Memorial a high social-vulnerability area?
West Memorial sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Memorial for landlords?
West Memorial 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 West Memorial?
West Memorial has 4,261 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.4%), Hispanic / Latino (26.6%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
