5 census tracts · pop 19,862 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4.4
Whispering Oaks is a 5-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 19,862. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.4. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Court records carry 812 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,575, 16% above the Houston average of $1,361.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 6.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #187 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. For a like-for-like read, Forest Village and The Lakes At Highland Glen score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,876.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Whispering Oaks vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whispering Oaks
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
812Total filings (sum)
3.46%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak year (2014)
3.02%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,962Total filings 2020-21
5.7Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
2.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Whispering Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whispering Oaks?
Whispering Oaks scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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 Whispering Oaks compare to Houston overall?
Whispering Oaks scores 0.2 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,575 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whispering Oaks?
Average gross rent in Whispering Oaks is $1,575/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whispering Oaks residents are renters?
52% of Whispering Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 19,862 residents.
Q5
Is Whispering Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Whispering Oaks sits in the 47th 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
Which tracts in Whispering Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whispering Oaks is census tract 48201431102 (score 4.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.4, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Whispering Oaks for landlords?
Whispering Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Whispering Oaks?
Whispering Oaks has 19,794 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Hispanic / Latino (20%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
