3 census tracts · pop 7,900 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5.1
University Oaks spans 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 7,900 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $584, 57% below the Houston average of $1,361.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $20,876 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 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.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Cost burden runs 27% against 32.1% citywide, putting University Oaks 5.0% under its own city. Court records carry 501 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 18.4% of renter households. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #157 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 6.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
University Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in University Oaks
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
501Total filings (sum)
10.35%Avg annual filing rate
18.4%Peak year (2015)
14.32%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,048Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About University Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Oaks?
University Oaks scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 University Oaks compare to Houston overall?
University Oaks scores 0.1 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $584 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Oaks?
Average gross rent in University Oaks is $584/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Oaks residents are renters?
24% of University Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,900 residents.
Q5
Is University Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
University Oaks sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in University Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in University Oaks is census tract 48201313300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is University Oaks for landlords?
University Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of University Oaks?
University Oaks has 7,765 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (37.7%), Hispanic / Latino (30.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
