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Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Sherwood Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,728 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Sherwood Oaks is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 5,728 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,672/month sits 23% higher than the Houston citywide average ($1,361).

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sherwood Oaks vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.9% +68%
Houston: 32.1%
Average gross rent
$1,672 +23%
Houston: $1,361
Average HH income
$76,232 +21%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
15.3% -22%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
53.7% -7%
Houston: 57.9%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sherwood Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.5–4.5

Why Sherwood Oaks scores 4.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
54% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
15.3% below poverty line · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Risk score comparison

Sherwood Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sherwood Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sherwood Oaks: 4.54.5Sherwood OaksNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sherwood Oaks

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48201543201 4.5 5,728 54% $1,672
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 54%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sherwood Oaks

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

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. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Sherwood Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sherwood Oaks?

Sherwood Oaks scores 4.5/10 (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 Sherwood Oaks compare to Houston overall?

Sherwood Oaks scores 1.7 points higher than Houston overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,672 vs $1,361.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sherwood Oaks?

Average gross rent in Sherwood Oaks is $1,672/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sherwood Oaks residents are renters?

54% of Sherwood Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,728 residents.
Q5

Is Sherwood Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Sherwood Oaks sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Sherwood Oaks for landlords?

Sherwood Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sherwood Oaks?

Sherwood Oaks has 5,975 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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