Within neighborhood
29
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Tanglewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201431600 · Harris, TX · pop 3,324 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In Tanglewood in Houston, census tract 48201431600 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,878 a month against an average household income of $120,714 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,756
Renter share27.1%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$120,714
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7648, -95.4843 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tanglewood scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,878 rent vs county FMR
7.3
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 Tanglewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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)
- 23Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2011)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 27Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.64×Ratio to 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 Tanglewood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tanglewood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201431600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201431600?
Census tract 48201431600 in the Tanglewood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 48201431600?
Median gross rent is $1,878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201431600?
7.8% of residents in tract 48201431600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,324.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201431600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 69th, minority 20th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 48201431600 considered part of Tanglewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201431600 fall within Tanglewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201431600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 48201431600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.15% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201431600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.64× 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 48201431600 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201431600 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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.
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