Housing in Eldridge / West Oaks at a glance
- Population
- about 81,944
- Housing units
- about 40,822
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $385,000Houston: $277,800 (+38%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,470 a monthHouston: $1,361 (+8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 36%Houston: 42.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 13.8%
- Median year built
- 1997
No sector in Houston has newer housing than Eldridge / West Oaks. Only 13.8% of its homes predate 1980, the smallest share among ten sectors, and the midpoint house was finished in 1997. Prices reflect it: owners estimate $385,000, 38% above Houston and third-highest, while tenants pay $1,470, 8% over the city. Renters are slightly more prominent here than in Houston generally, because 36% of households own, which is 6.1 points below 42.1% and eighth in the ranking. A look at the neighbours would show wide swings. Memorial's owners say $733,000, a far higher level, whereas Alief's say $196,000 and Sharpstown's say $228,000, so this west-side sector sits in a pocket between very different price levels, which makes the contrast unusually sharp. Alief, for its part, has 47.8% of homes predating 1980, while Sharpstown reaches 64.7%, so the newest housing in Houston sits right beside some of its oldest, and the owner share in Alief of 44.5% is higher than in Eldridge / West Oaks.
Questions about Eldridge / West Oaks
What is the median home value in Eldridge / West Oaks, Houston?
$385,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $277,800 for Houston as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Eldridge / West Oaks?
$1,470 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,361 in Houston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Eldridge / West Oaks own or rent?
Most rent: 36% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 42.1% in Houston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 23 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Eldridge / West Oaks is one of the 10 most populous of 88 super neighborhoods of Houston: estimated population about 81,944 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Houston GIS, Super Neighborhoods (COH_Super_Neighborhoods_view), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Houston as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Eldridge / West Oaks. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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