Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Grooms Addition Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453000500 · Travis, TX · pop 3,931 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
For landlords sizing up the Grooms Addition neighborhood of Austin, census tract 48453000500 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,560 a month while the average household earns $64,429 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,318
Renter share76.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate29.2%
Median income$64,429
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2961, -97.7342 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grooms Addition scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Austin
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.2% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,560 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Austin
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Austin
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Austin
4.5
How Grooms Addition compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 85%Grade A
- 10%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 93Total filings over 12 yrs
- 0.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.9%Peak (2002)
- 3Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 70% over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grooms Addition
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Austin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Travis County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 0.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.9% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453000500?
Census tract 48453000500 in the Grooms Addition neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48453000500?
Median gross rent is $1,560/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453000500?
29.2% of residents in tract 48453000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,931.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 2th, minority 35th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 48453000500 considered part of Grooms Addition?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453000500 fall within Grooms Addition (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.38% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453000500 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453000500 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Austin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 48453000500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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