4 census tracts · pop 12,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3–5.1
University Village spans 4 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 12,397. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 26% 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.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.1, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,244 across 4 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 16.2% of renter households.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 3/10. At $1,249 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Houston commands. That places it #69 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston.
Judgments average 4.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Parkland Place and Huntington Village score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
University Village vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in University Village
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,244Total filings (sum)
4.77%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2015)
4.76%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,006Total filings 2020-21
5.8Avg monthly observed
3.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About University Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Village?
University Village scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Village compare to Houston overall?
University Village scores 1.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,249 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Village?
Average gross rent in University Village is $1,249/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Village residents are renters?
56% of University Village households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 12,397 residents.
Q5
Is University Village a high social-vulnerability area?
University Village sits in the 71st 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
Which tracts in University Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in University Village is census tract 48201310300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is University Village for landlords?
University Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of University Village?
University Village has 12,450 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
