Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
South River City Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin
Tract 48453001401 · Travis, TX · pop 2,597 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 48453001401 covers the South River City neighborhood of Austin, home to 2,597 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #40,787 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,151 a month while the average household earns $127,621 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,583
Renter share59.8%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$127,621
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2502, -97.7450 · click any tract to drill in
Why South River City scores 2.8
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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,151 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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 South River City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 88%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 1%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)
- 167Total filings over 12 yrs
- 1.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak (2004)
- 16Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 129% over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South River City
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453001401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453001401?
Census tract 48453001401 in the South River City neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 48453001401?
Median gross rent is $2,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453001401?
9.0% of residents in tract 48453001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,597.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453001401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 2th, minority 39th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 48453001401 considered part of South River City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453001401 fall within South River City (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453001401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453001401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.33% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453001401 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453001401 scores 2.8/10, right in line with 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 48453001401 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 1% 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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