1 census tracts · pop 5,114 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
High Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 5,114. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 69% against 32.1% citywide, putting High Oaks 37.0% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 87% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,499, 10% above the Houston average of $1,361. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #99 by risk, the upper third.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
High Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
High Oaks scores 4.4/10 (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 High Oaks compare to Houston overall?
High Oaks scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,499 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in High Oaks?
Average gross rent in High Oaks is $1,499/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of High Oaks residents are renters?
87% of High Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,114 residents.
Q5
How safe is High Oaks for landlords?
High Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of High Oaks?
High Oaks has 5,127 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (42.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
