Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Westbury Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 26,625 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 3–5.1

Westbury is a 7-tract suburb of Houston, TX, population 26,625. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

Court records carry 1,328 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 15.0% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 5.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. At $1,445 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Houston commands. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #135 by risk, the middle third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Westchester and Villages at Lakepointe.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

Westbury vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

45.3% +41%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,445 +6%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$78,770 +25%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

16.0% -19%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

35.2% -39%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westbury and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 3–5.1

Why Westbury scores 4

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

45% 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

35% 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

16.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.9 across tracts

4.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–7.2 across tracts

4.5

Risk score comparison

Westbury vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Westbury?

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 2.1 points from 3 to 5.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 4.8 4.7 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Westbury

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201422404	5.1	2,494	63%	$980
48201420500	4.8	3,529	40%	$1,110
48201330301	4.7	8,579	41%	$1,514
48201422302	3.2	1,936	63%	$1,722
48201422100	3	5,443	58%	$1,872
48201420600	3	2,409	46%	$1,226
48201422000	3	2,235	5%	$1,185

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 62%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 41%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Westbury

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,328Total filings (sum)
14.22%Avg annual filing rate
15.0%Peak year (2014)
6.27%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,064Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.08×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Westbury

What is the eviction-risk score for Westbury?

Westbury scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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.

How does Westbury compare to Houston overall?

Westbury scores 0.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,445 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Westbury?

Average gross rent in Westbury is $1,445/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Westbury residents are renters?

35% of Westbury households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 26,625 residents.

Is Westbury a high social-vulnerability area?

Westbury sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Westbury have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Westbury is census tract 48201422404 (score 5.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Westbury for landlords?

Westbury carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Westbury?

Westbury has 25,939 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (53.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Westbury

4.3 Maplewood South/North 6 tracts · pop 16,651 4.4 Fondren Gardens 2 tracts · pop 10,320 4.4 Brays Oaks 11 tracts · pop 37,484 3.5 Meyerland 6 tracts · pop 19,993 3.7 Westwood Park 4 tracts · pop 11,877 5.1 Pamela Heights 2 tracts · pop 9,833

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Westbury.

4 Beaumont Place 2 tracts · pop 9,771 4 Woodshire 2 tracts · pop 4,585 4 Chimney Hill 1 tracts · pop 6,461 4 Songwood 2 tracts · pop 5,340 4 Westchester 1 tracts · pop 1,656 4 Tangle Creek 2 tracts · pop 10,167

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