Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Sherwood Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201543201 · Harris, TX · pop 5,728 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Sherwood Oaks in Houston is where census tract 48201543201 sits, home to 5,728 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,689 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,672 a month against an average household income of $76,232 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,362
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$76,232
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7994, -95.5724 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sherwood Oaks scores 4.5
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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,672 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 Sherwood Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 864Total filings 2020-21
- 11.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sherwood Oaks
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 6.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201543201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201543201?
Census tract 48201543201 in the Sherwood Oaks neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48201543201?
Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201543201?
15.3% of residents in tract 48201543201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,728.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201543201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 54th, minority 74th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 48201543201 considered part of Sherwood Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201543201 fall within Sherwood Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201543201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201543201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201543201 scores 4.5/10, 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.
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