1 census tracts · pop 3,246 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Windfern Trace is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 3,246. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,870 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Houston commands. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
On the high side is economic stress at 8.4/10. The voucher gap is 22.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, North Shadydale and Grand Vista Lakes score within a fraction of it.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 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
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Windfern Trace vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Windfern Trace?
Windfern Trace scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Windfern Trace compare to Houston overall?
Windfern Trace scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,870 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Windfern Trace?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How safe is Windfern Trace for landlords?
Windfern Trace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Windfern Trace?
Windfern Trace has 3,258 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.