2 census tracts · pop 10,167 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–5.1
Tangle Creek spans 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 10,167. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
Average gross rent is $617, 55% below the Houston average of $1,361. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.3/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 130 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 12.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.3% in 2015 against a 12.0% peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #135 by risk, the middle third.
At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 6% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Tangle Creek vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tangle Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
130Total filings (sum)
7.16%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2009)
8.27%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
205Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.27×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Tangle Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tangle Creek?
Tangle Creek scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 Tangle Creek compare to Houston overall?
Tangle Creek scores 0.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $617 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tangle Creek?
Average gross rent in Tangle Creek is $617/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tangle Creek residents are renters?
18% of Tangle Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 10,167 residents.
Q5
Is Tangle Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Tangle Creek sits in the 62nd 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 Tangle Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Tangle Creek is census tract 48201232000 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Tangle Creek for landlords?
Tangle Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Tangle Creek?
Tangle Creek has 9,693 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
