Neighborhood · Pasadena, TX

Deer Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 19,191 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 3.8–6.3

Deer Creek is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Pasadena with 4 census tracts and a population of 19,191 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,177/month sits 3% lower than the Pasadena citywide average ($1,213).

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Deer Creek vs Pasadena How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

56.2% +78%

Pasadena: 31.5%

Average gross rent

$1,177 -3%

Pasadena: $1,213

Average HH income

$49,130 -24%

Pasadena: $64,270

Poverty rate

25.0% +36%

Pasadena: 18.3%

Renter share

54.8% +20%

Pasadena: 45.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Deer Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.8–6.3

Why Deer Creek scores 4.9

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 3.5–6.1 across tracts

4.6

Rent control risk

56% of income on rent · Range 1.0–7.6 across tracts

3.7

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–3.0 across tracts

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

55% renter households · Range 2.0–4.9 across tracts

3.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–6.0 across tracts

4.0

Economic stress

25.0% below poverty line · Range 4.7–10.0 across tracts

6.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–3.3 across tracts

2.7

Risk score comparison

Deer Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Deer Creek?

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 2.5 points from 3.8 to 6.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.3 5.6 5.3 3.8

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Deer Creek

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201323900	6.3	3,141	71%	$1,099
48201323100	5.6	4,098	32%	$1,044
48201342200	5.3	3,998	56%	$1,270
48201342300	3.8	7,954	63%	$1,230

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 87%ile

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

Household characteristics 93%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 95%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Deer Creek

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,655Total filings (sum)
12.92%Avg annual filing rate
55.8%Peak year (2014)
9.88%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,239Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
8.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.61×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Deer Creek

What is the eviction-risk score for Deer Creek?

Deer Creek scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Deer Creek compare to Pasadena overall?

Deer Creek scores 2.2 points higher than Pasadena overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,177 vs $1,213.

What is the average rent in Deer Creek?

Average gross rent in Deer Creek is $1,177/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Deer Creek residents are renters?

55% of Deer Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Pasadena). The neighborhood has 19,191 residents.

Is Deer Creek a high social-vulnerability area?

Deer Creek sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Deer Creek have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Deer Creek is census tract 48201323900 (score 6.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 6.3, a spread of 2.5 points.

How safe is Deer Creek for landlords?

Deer Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pasadena as a whole (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Deer Creek?

Deer Creek has 17,944 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (64.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Deer Creek

3.4 Bowling Green 4 tracts · pop 16,993 3.3 River Oaks 4 tracts · pop 16,515 4.4 Parkview South 5 tracts · pop 21,413 3.2 Park Place 5 tracts · pop 20,479 3 Pecan Plantation 2 tracts · pop 14,969 5 Firwood Village 5 tracts · pop 22,427

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Pasadena

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Deer Creek.

4.9 Firwood Village 5 tracts · pop 22,427 4.5 Parkview South 5 tracts · pop 21,413 3.9 Country Briar 1 tracts · pop 5,720 3.3 River Oaks 4 tracts · pop 16,515 3.2 Bowling Green 4 tracts · pop 16,993

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