1 census tracts · pop 4,415 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Wimbledon Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 4,415 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 32.1% citywide, putting Wimbledon Forest 29.1% over its own city.
30% 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 283 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 15.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #157 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Sherwood Oaks and Woodgate. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,343, close to the Houston average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $72,338.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wimbledon Forest vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wimbledon Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
283Total filings (sum)
9.90%Avg annual filing rate
15.3%Peak year (2010)
8.02%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
314Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Wimbledon Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wimbledon Forest?
Wimbledon Forest scores 3.8/10 (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 Wimbledon Forest compare to Houston overall?
Wimbledon Forest scores 0.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,343 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wimbledon Forest?
Average gross rent in Wimbledon Forest is $1,343/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wimbledon Forest residents are renters?
42% of Wimbledon Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,415 residents.
Q5
Is Wimbledon Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Wimbledon Forest sits in the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Wimbledon Forest for landlords?
Wimbledon Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wimbledon Forest?
Wimbledon Forest has 4,593 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Hispanic / Latino (27.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
