3 census tracts · pop 11,638 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–5.1
Candlelight Place takes in 3 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 11,638 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 813 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 20.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #135 by risk, the middle third. Average gross rent runs $1,386, close to the Houston average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $80,427.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Candlelight Place vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Candlelight Place
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
813Total filings (sum)
9.09%Avg annual filing rate
20.3%Peak year (2014)
9.90%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
753Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Candlelight Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Candlelight Place?
Candlelight Place scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Candlelight Place compare to Houston overall?
Candlelight Place scores 0.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,386 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Candlelight Place?
Average gross rent in Candlelight Place is $1,386/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Candlelight Place residents are renters?
35% of Candlelight Place households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 11,638 residents.
Q5
Is Candlelight Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Candlelight Place sits in the 68th 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 Candlelight Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Candlelight Place is census tract 48201531900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Candlelight Place for landlords?
Candlelight Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Candlelight Place?
Candlelight Place has 12,404 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (36%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
