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Eviction Risk in Windfern Trace , Houston

1 census tracts · pop 3,246 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 6.0–6.0

Windfern Trace is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 3,246 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 58% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,870/month sits 37% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
58%
35% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,870
Median household income
$66,809
33.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Windfern Trace vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Windfern Trace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Windfern Trace: 6.06.0Windfern TraceNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Same county, closest by composite score.

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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.0
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Comparison

Windfern Trace vs Houston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 +76%
Houston: 3.4
Rent burden
58.3% +82%
Houston: 32.1%
Median gross rent
$1,870 +37%
Houston: $1,361
Median HH income
$66,809 +6%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
33.5% +70%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
38.4% -34%
Houston: 57.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Windfern Trace

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic-Black Neighborhood — 3,258 residents across all tracts in Windfern Trace. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 56.9% White (non-Hispanic): 12.2% Black (non-Hispanic): 26.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.1% Other / Multiracial: 1.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 56.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 12.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 26.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Windfern Trace

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
48201551601 6.0 3,246 58% $1,870
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 84%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Windfern Trace

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 71Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.9Avg monthly observed
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.91×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Windfern Trace

What is the eviction-risk score for Windfern Trace?

Windfern Trace scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Windfern Trace compare to Houston overall?

Windfern Trace scores 2.6 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 58% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,870 vs $1,361.

What is the median rent in Windfern Trace?

Median gross rent in Windfern Trace is $1,870/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Windfern Trace residents are renters?

38% of Windfern Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,246 residents.

Is Windfern Trace a high social-vulnerability area?

Windfern Trace sits in the 60th 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.

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