2 census tracts · pop 5,392 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bayside Terrace spans 2 census tracts of La Porte, TX and houses 5,392 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 68% against 38.4% citywide, putting Bayside Terrace 29.6% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Court records carry 435 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 38.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 22.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of La Porte, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fairmont Park West and Fairmont Park East.
Against average income of $85,847, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,375, close to the La Porte average.
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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bayside Terrace vs La PorteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bayside Terrace
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
435Total filings (sum)
15.78%Avg annual filing rate
38.1%Peak year (2014)
19.66%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
477Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.01×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Bayside Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bayside Terrace?
Bayside Terrace scores 3/10 (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 Bayside Terrace compare to La Porte overall?
Bayside Terrace scores 0.8 points lower than La Porte overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,375 vs $1,378.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bayside Terrace?
Average gross rent in Bayside Terrace is $1,375/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bayside Terrace residents are renters?
30% of Bayside Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in La Porte). The neighborhood has 5,392 residents.
Q5
Is Bayside Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Bayside Terrace sits in the 63rd 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 Bayside Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bayside Terrace is census tract 48201341700 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Bayside Terrace for landlords?
Bayside Terrace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 La Porte as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bayside Terrace?
Bayside Terrace has 5,201 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
