2 census tracts · pop 6,517 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.4–3.8
Windfern Forest takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 6,517. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.3/10.
Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 48 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 4.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #187 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Forest Village and The Lakes At Highland Glen. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,384, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,694. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Windfern Forest vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Windfern Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
48Total filings (sum)
2.18%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2009)
0.35%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
833Total filings 2020-21
6.1Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
4.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Windfern Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Windfern Forest?
Windfern Forest scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Windfern Forest compare to Houston overall?
Windfern Forest scores 0.2 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,384 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Windfern Forest?
Average gross rent in Windfern Forest is $1,384/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Windfern Forest residents are renters?
57% of Windfern Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 6,517 residents.
Q5
Is Windfern Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Windfern Forest sits in the 70th 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
Which tracts in Windfern Forest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Windfern Forest is census tract 48201534203 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 3.8, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Windfern Forest for landlords?
Windfern Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Windfern Forest?
Windfern Forest has 6,737 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
