2 census tracts · pop 4,787 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.8
Royden Oaks is a 2-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX and houses 4,787 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,825, 34% above the Houston average of $1,361. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The voucher gap is 19.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Cost burden runs 27% against 32.1% citywide, putting Royden Oaks 5.1% under its own city.
Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2012, is well off that peak.
That places it #207 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Kings Forest and Addicks score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
With little internal variation, 3.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Royden Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Royden Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
0.58%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2009)
0.47%Latest filed (2012)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
332Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
15.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Royden Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Royden Oaks?
Royden Oaks scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Royden Oaks compare to Houston overall?
Royden Oaks scores 0.4 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,825 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Royden Oaks?
Average gross rent in Royden Oaks is $1,825/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Royden Oaks residents are renters?
43% of Royden Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,787 residents.
Q5
Is Royden Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Royden Oaks sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Royden Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Royden Oaks is census tract 48201411507 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Royden Oaks for landlords?
Royden Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Royden Oaks?
Royden Oaks has 4,877 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.7%), Hispanic / Latino (19.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
