1 census tracts · pop 11,826 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cottage Glen maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 11,826. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $2,267 a month, rents sit 67% over what the rest of Houston commands.
The voucher gap is 48.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.8/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
Court records for this tract carry 59 eviction filings. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 6.8% of renter households. 35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, a little above the Houston rate of 32.1%. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.8% in 2015 against a 6.8% peak.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $124,271.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cottage Glen vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cottage Glen
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
59Total filings (sum)
4.92%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2011)
4.83%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
135Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
2.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Cottage Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cottage Glen?
Cottage Glen scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Cottage Glen compare to Houston overall?
Cottage Glen scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,267 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cottage Glen?
Average gross rent in Cottage Glen is $2,267/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cottage Glen residents are renters?
15% of Cottage Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 11,826 residents.
Q5
Is Cottage Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Cottage Glen sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cottage Glen for landlords?
Cottage Glen carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cottage Glen?
Cottage Glen has 11,918 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49%), Hispanic / Latino (18.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
