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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Woodland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

5 census tracts · pop 17,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Woodland Heights spans 5 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 17,576 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 30% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 188 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 2.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village.

Against average income of $152,696, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Its 5 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,383, close to the Houston average.

35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Woodland Heights vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
29.7% -7%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,383 +2%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$152,696 +143%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
3.8% -81%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
34.7% -40%
Houston: 57.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodland Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 3–3

Why Woodland Heights scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
30% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
35% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
3.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.3 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.6–7.1 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Woodland Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Woodland Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Woodland HeightsNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Woodland Heights?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 0 points from 3 to 3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Woodland Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201511302 3 4,422 32% $1,348
48201510400 3 3,769 40% $1,293
48201510301 3 3,467 29% $1,849
48201510302 3 3,179 10% $1,012
48201511400 3 2,739 36% $1,404
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 20

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 18%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 19%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Woodland Heights

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 188Total filings (sum)
  • 1.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak year (2012)
  • 0.94%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 378Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.0Avg monthly observed
  • 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.37×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Woodland Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Woodland Heights?

Woodland Heights scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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 Woodland Heights compare to Houston overall?

Woodland Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,383 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Woodland Heights?

Average gross rent in Woodland Heights is $1,383/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Woodland Heights residents are renters?

35% of Woodland Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 17,576 residents.
Q5

Is Woodland Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Woodland Heights 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

Which tracts in Woodland Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Woodland Heights is census tract 48201511302 (score 3/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Woodland Heights for landlords?

Woodland Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Woodland Heights?

Woodland Heights has 17,542 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Hispanic / Latino (15.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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