Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Yaupon Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 15,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3–5.1

Yaupon Grove takes in 4 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 15,950. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Houston rate of 32.1%.

Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

82% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

The filing record is not thin: 126 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 7.4% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 4.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #86 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,295, close to the Houston average.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Yaupon Grove vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

49.3% +54%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,295 -5%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$53,908 -14%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

29.2% +48%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

81.7% +41%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Yaupon Grove and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–5.1

Why Yaupon Grove scores 4.5

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

49% 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

82% 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

29.2% below poverty line · Range 2.1–10.0 across tracts

6.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–4.5 across tracts

3.5

Risk score comparison

Yaupon Grove vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Yaupon Grove?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 3 to 5.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 4.3 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Yaupon Grove

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201521701	5.1	5,219	60%	$1,173
48201521702	5.1	2,997	62%	$1,091
48201532301	4.3	4,674	50%	$1,455
48201521600	3	3,060	17%	$1,460

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 76%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 46%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Yaupon Grove

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

126Total filings (sum)
6.11%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2013)
4.02%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

2,592Total filings 2020-21
9.1Avg monthly observed
8.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.97×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Yaupon Grove

What is the eviction-risk score for Yaupon Grove?

Yaupon Grove scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Yaupon Grove compare to Houston overall?

Yaupon Grove scores 0.8 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,295 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Yaupon Grove?

Average gross rent in Yaupon Grove is $1,295/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Yaupon Grove residents are renters?

82% of Yaupon Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 15,950 residents.

Is Yaupon Grove a high social-vulnerability area?

Yaupon Grove sits in the 82nd 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.

Which tracts in Yaupon Grove have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Yaupon Grove is census tract 48201521701 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Yaupon Grove for landlords?

Yaupon Grove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Yaupon Grove?

Yaupon Grove has 15,529 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (61.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Yaupon Grove

5.1 Yorkwood 2 tracts · pop 7,529 3.6 Near Northwest 3 tracts · pop 14,012 4.5 Spring Branch 9 tracts · pop 30,895 3.6 Windfern Forest 2 tracts · pop 6,517 4.7 Neuen Manor 10 tracts · pop 35,027 3.5 Spring Branch North 2 tracts · pop 8,451

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Yaupon Grove.

4.5 Brookwood Forest 1 tracts · pop 5,530 4.5 Edgebrook 2 tracts · pop 8,838 4.5 Spring Branch 9 tracts · pop 30,895 4.5 Pecan Park 7 tracts · pop 22,752 4.5 Cobblestone Court 3 tracts · pop 10,709 4.5 South Lawn 4 tracts · pop 8,469

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