3 census tracts · pop 7,350 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.3–4.8
Sunrise Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Norman, OK and houses 7,350 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Norman rate of 30.4%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 27%. 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. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
That places it #1 of 11 neighborhoods in Norman. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,088, close to the Norman average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $43,475.
With little internal variation, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sunrise Heights vs NormanHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunrise Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
38.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunrise Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunrise Heights?
Sunrise Heights scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Sunrise Heights compare to Norman overall?
Sunrise Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Norman overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,088 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunrise Heights?
Average gross rent in Sunrise Heights is $1,088/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunrise Heights residents are renters?
66% of Sunrise Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Norman). The neighborhood has 7,350 residents.
Q5
Is Sunrise Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunrise Heights sits in the 66th 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 Sunrise Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunrise Heights is census tract 40027200604 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunrise Heights for landlords?
Sunrise Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Norman as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunrise Heights?
Sunrise Heights has 7,590 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Other / Multiracial (13.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
