Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
University Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201311900 · Harris, TX · pop 1,653 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 48201311900 sits in the University Oaks neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #43,713 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,473 monthly, set against $54,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units593
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$54,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7171, -95.3252 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Oaks scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How University Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 4%Grade B
- 3%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 139Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.7%Peak (2015)
- 26Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 134Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within University Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Oaks
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201311900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201311900?
Census tract 48201311900 in the University Oaks neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201311900?
Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201311900?
12.6% of residents in tract 48201311900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,653.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201311900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 51th, minority 89th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 48201311900 considered part of University Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201311900 fall within University Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201311900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201311900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.91% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201311900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.94× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201311900 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201311900 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 48201311900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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