1 census tracts · pop 2,765 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Tower Oaks maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX and houses 2,765 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,787, 31% above the Houston average of $1,361. 23% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, under the Houston rate of 32.1%. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10. The voucher gap is 16.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tower Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tower Oaks
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
256Total filings 2020-21
3.3Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
2.25×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Tower Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tower Oaks?
Tower 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 Tower Oaks compare to Houston overall?
Tower Oaks scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,787 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tower Oaks?
Average gross rent in Tower Oaks is $1,787/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tower Oaks residents are renters?
17% of Tower Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 2,765 residents.
Q5
Is Tower Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Tower Oaks sits in the 57th 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 Tower Oaks for landlords?
Tower 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 Tower Oaks?
Tower Oaks has 2,996 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.5%), Hispanic / Latino (34.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
