1 census tracts · pop 5,864 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wilchester is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 5,864. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower 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. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. At $1,763 a month, rents sit 30% over what the rest of Houston commands.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The voucher gap is 15.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 112 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 32.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village. Against average income of $162,115, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, 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
Wilchester vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wilchester
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
112Total filings (sum)
13.05%Avg annual filing rate
32.8%Peak year (2009)
0.64%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
201Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
44.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Wilchester
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilchester?
Wilchester 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 Wilchester compare to Houston overall?
Wilchester scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,763 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilchester?
Average gross rent in Wilchester is $1,763/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilchester residents are renters?
43% of Wilchester households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,864 residents.
Q5
Is Wilchester a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilchester sits in the 20th 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 Wilchester for landlords?
Wilchester 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 Wilchester?
Wilchester has 5,955 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Hispanic / Latino (15.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
