1 census tracts · pop 5,429 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Westgate maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX and houses 5,429 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 32.1% citywide, putting Westgate 30.5% over its own city.
31% 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 main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,828, 34% above the Houston average of $1,361. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 19.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Only 21% 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.
For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Poverty sits at 1%, 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
Westgate vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westgate
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
102Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.34×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Westgate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westgate?
Westgate 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 Westgate compare to Houston overall?
Westgate scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,828 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westgate?
Average gross rent in Westgate is $1,828/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westgate residents are renters?
21% of Westgate households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,429 residents.
Q5
Is Westgate a high social-vulnerability area?
Westgate sits in the 74th 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.
Q6
How safe is Westgate for landlords?
Westgate 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 Westgate?
Westgate has 5,537 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
