1 census tracts · pop 6,537 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
South Woodland Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 6,537. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 9% against 32.1% citywide, putting South Woodland Hills 23.3% under its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 330 eviction filings.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 20.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.1% in 2015 against a 20.5% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village. Against average income of $81,017, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,346, close to the Houston average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Woodland Hills vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Woodland Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
330Total filings (sum)
13.40%Avg annual filing rate
20.5%Peak year (2013)
16.14%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
117Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About South Woodland Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Woodland Hills?
South Woodland Hills 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 South Woodland Hills compare to Houston overall?
South Woodland Hills scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 9% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,346 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Woodland Hills?
Average gross rent in South Woodland Hills is $1,346/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Woodland Hills residents are renters?
24% of South Woodland Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 6,537 residents.
Q5
Is South Woodland Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
South Woodland Hills sits in the 43rd 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 South Woodland Hills for landlords?
South Woodland Hills 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 South Woodland Hills?
South Woodland Hills has 5,928 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.7%), Hispanic / Latino (21.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
