3 census tracts · pop 8,632 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3–4.8
Kensington spans 3 census tracts of Tulsa, OK and houses 8,632 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, Moderate tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Tulsa rate of 29.0%.
This is a renter market: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. At $971 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Tulsa commands. That places it #52 of 117 neighborhoods in Tulsa.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $56,769.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 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
4.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington vs TulsaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kensington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.7%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility shutoff threat
30.2%Food insecurity
27.6%SNAP enrollment
14.4%No health insurance
40.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kensington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington?
Kensington scores 4.4/10 (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 Kensington compare to Tulsa overall?
Kensington scores 1.0 points higher than Tulsa overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $971 vs $1,052.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kensington?
Average gross rent in Kensington is $971/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kensington residents are renters?
86% of Kensington households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tulsa). The neighborhood has 8,632 residents.
Q5
Is Kensington a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington sits in the 81st 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Kensington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kensington is census tract 40143007641 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Kensington for landlords?
Kensington carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Tulsa as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington?
Kensington has 8,794 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
