Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Tanglewood Eviction Risk: Lower

8 census tracts · pop 20,312 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Tanglewood is a 8-tract neighborhood of Houston, TX, population 20,312. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.3/10.

Filings are well documented here: 111 across 3 observed tracts. The voucher gap is 14.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 3.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village.

Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

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

Lower

8 tracts · population-weighted

Tanglewood vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

34.1% +6%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,420 +4%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$147,321 +134%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

6.9% -65%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

32.0% -45%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tanglewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 3–3

Why Tanglewood scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–6.1 across tracts

5.6

Rent control risk

34% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–3.5 across tracts

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

32% renter households · Range 1.9–3.5 across tracts

3.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 1.7–2.5 across tracts

2.3

Economic stress

6.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.9 across tracts

1.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–9.5 across tracts

6.4

Risk score comparison

Tanglewood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Tanglewood?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 3 to 3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Tanglewood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201430300	3	4,383	0%	,
48201431600	3	3,324	62%	$1,878
48201431506	3	2,738	35%	$1,725
48201431702	3	2,669	55%	$2,222
48201430102	3	2,512	18%	$1,793
48201431701	3	1,895	33%	$1,726
48201430200	3	1,475	38%	$1,609
48201431505	3	1,316	62%	$1,360

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 20

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 22%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 33%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 33%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Tanglewood

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

111Total filings (sum)
1.66%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2013)
1.44%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,044Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.93×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Tanglewood

What is the eviction-risk score for Tanglewood?

Tanglewood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 8 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.

How does Tanglewood compare to Houston overall?

Tanglewood scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,420 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Tanglewood?

Average gross rent in Tanglewood is $1,420/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Tanglewood residents are renters?

32% of Tanglewood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 20,312 residents.

Is Tanglewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Tanglewood sits in the 20th 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.

Which tracts in Tanglewood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Tanglewood is census tract 48201430300 (score 3/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Tanglewood for landlords?

Tanglewood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Tanglewood?

Tanglewood has 21,097 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Tanglewood

3.5 Briargrove 12 tracts · pop 32,415 3.8 Lamar Terrace 11 tracts · pop 27,211 3 Afton Oaks 2 tracts · pop 4,769 4.6 Spring Branch East 5 tracts · pop 15,328 3 Highland Village 2 tracts · pop 4,523 3.9 Timbergrove Manor Section 13 4 tracts · pop 12,624

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Tanglewood.

3 Hickory Creek 1 tracts · pop 8,233 3 Weslayan Plaza 1 tracts · pop 2,837 3 Yorkshire 1 tracts · pop 6,347 3 Heritage Square 1 tracts · pop 2,825 3 Ella Lee Forest 2 tracts · pop 7,441 3 Canyon Lakes Village 1 tracts · pop 7,014

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