1 census tracts · pop 3,291 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Canfield Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 3,291. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.1% citywide, putting Canfield Oaks 16.0% over its own city.
At $338 a month, rents sit 75% under what the rest of Houston commands. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 60%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 87% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
28% 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. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,044 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 33.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 19.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $14,000.
One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Canfield Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Canfield Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,044Total filings (sum)
24.90%Avg annual filing rate
33.4%Peak year (2011)
19.43%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
229Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
9.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.32×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Canfield Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Canfield Oaks?
Canfield Oaks scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Canfield Oaks compare to Houston overall?
Canfield Oaks scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $338 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Canfield Oaks?
Average gross rent in Canfield Oaks is $338/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Canfield Oaks residents are renters?
87% of Canfield Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,291 residents.
Q5
Is Canfield Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Canfield Oaks sits in the 96th 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
How safe is Canfield Oaks for landlords?
Canfield Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Canfield Oaks?
Canfield Oaks has 3,629 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
