2 census tracts · pop 7,534 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sand Creek spans 2 census tracts of Houston, TX and houses 7,534 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $2,083 a month, rents sit 53% over what the rest of Houston commands. The voucher gap is 36.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third. Only 26% 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.
For a like-for-like read, Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sand Creek vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sand Creek
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
466Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
4.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Sand Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sand Creek?
Sand Creek scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Sand Creek compare to Houston overall?
Sand Creek scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,083 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sand Creek?
Average gross rent in Sand Creek is $2,083/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sand Creek residents are renters?
26% of Sand Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 7,534 residents.
Q5
Is Sand Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Sand Creek sits in the 33rd 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 Sand Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sand Creek is census tract 48201251505 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sand Creek for landlords?
Sand Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sand Creek?
Sand Creek has 8,219 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Hispanic / Latino (18.9%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
