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Neighborhood · La Porte, TX

Fairmont Park West Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,058 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Fairmont Park West is a one-tract neighborhood of La Porte, TX, population 4,058. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10.

Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,684, 22% above the La Porte average of $1,378.

Court records for this tract carry 229 eviction filings. 34% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, under the La Porte rate of 38.4%. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 28.6% of renter households.

The voucher gap is 10.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The most recent observed rate, 9.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.

Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of La Porte, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Bayside Terrace and Fairmont Park East. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $99,435.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairmont Park West vs La Porte How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.0% -11%
La Porte: 38.4%
Average gross rent
$1,684 +22%
La Porte: $1,378
Average HH income
$99,435 +22%
La Porte: $81,801
Poverty rate
6.1% -50%
La Porte: 12.3%
Renter share
10.9% -62%
La Porte: 28.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairmont Park West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Fairmont Park West 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 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
11% renter households · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Economic stress
6.1% below poverty line · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Risk score comparison

Fairmont Park West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Fairmont Park West score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Fairmont Park WestNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Fairmont Park West

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201343100 3 4,058 34% $1,684
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 26

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

Socioeconomic status 38%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 37%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fairmont Park West

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 229Total filings (sum)
  • 11.42%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.6%Peak year (2009)
  • 9.84%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 82Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly observed
  • 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.56×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Fairmont Park West

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmont Park West?

Fairmont Park West scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Fairmont Park West compare to La Porte overall?

Fairmont Park West scores 0.8 points lower than La Porte overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,684 vs $1,378.
Q3

What is the average rent in Fairmont Park West?

Average gross rent in Fairmont Park West is $1,684/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Fairmont Park West residents are renters?

11% of Fairmont Park West households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in La Porte). The neighborhood has 4,058 residents.
Q5

Is Fairmont Park West a high social-vulnerability area?

Fairmont Park West sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Fairmont Park West for landlords?

Fairmont Park West carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 La Porte as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Fairmont Park West?

Fairmont Park West has 4,048 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Hispanic / Latino (37.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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