1 census tracts · pop 10,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Northampton Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 10,906 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
At $1,866 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Houston commands. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 41% against 32.1% citywide, putting Northampton Oaks 8.9% over its own city. The voucher gap is 22.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Court records for this tract carry 116 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 18.6% of renter households. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 6.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $134,836, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northampton Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northampton Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
116Total filings (sum)
12.38%Avg annual filing rate
18.6%Peak year (2015)
18.55%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
392Total filings 2020-21
5.1Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
3.72×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Northampton Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northampton Oaks?
Northampton Oaks scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Northampton Oaks compare to Houston overall?
Northampton Oaks scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,866 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northampton Oaks?
Average gross rent in Northampton Oaks is $1,866/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northampton Oaks residents are renters?
31% of Northampton Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,906 residents.
Q5
Is Northampton Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Northampton Oaks sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Northampton Oaks for landlords?
Northampton Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Northampton Oaks?
Northampton Oaks has 11,324 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), Hispanic / Latino (18.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
