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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

University Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201313300 · Harris, TX · pop 2,250 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 48201313300 sits in the University Oaks area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It is home to 2,250 residents. The severe-burden share is 49%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 24% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate37.1%
Median income$33,350

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In University Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#106 of 952 tracts In Houston
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#125 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7045, -95.3356 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Oaks scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
37.1% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$970 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5

How University Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 3133003.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 362Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 12.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.4%Peak (2015)
  • 78Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48201313300
Filings climbed 95% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 914Total filings 2020-21
  • 11.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.64×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Oaks

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $33,350 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. At $970 a month, rents run 29% under what the rest of Houston commands.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. The filing record is not thin: 362 evictions over 7 years of observation.

Filings peaked in 2015 at 18.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201313300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201313300?

Census tract 48201313300 in the University Oaks neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48201313300?

Median gross rent is $970/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201313300?

37.1% of residents in tract 48201313300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,250.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201313300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 80th, minority 90th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 48201313300 considered part of University Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201313300 fall within University Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201313300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 362 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201313300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.87% of renter households, peaking at 18.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201313300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 48201313300 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201313300 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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