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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Bryker Woods Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin

Tract 48453001606 · Travis, TX · pop 86 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Bryker Woods neighborhood of Austin is where census tract 48453001606 sits, home to 86 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #28,026 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,750 a month against an average household income of $163,750 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 69% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units13
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate60.2%
Median income$163,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Bryker Woods
Moderate
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#118 of 239 tracts In Austin
Moderate
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#122 of 290 tracts In Travis
Elevated
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#3,847 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.3057, -97.7608 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bryker Woods scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
60.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,750 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Bryker Woods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bryker Woods risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 001606Austin: 2.92.9Austinparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bryker Woods

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453001606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453001606?

Census tract 48453001606 in the Bryker Woods neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 48453001606?

Median gross rent is $1,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453001606?

60.2% of residents in tract 48453001606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 86.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453001606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 7th, minority 70th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 48453001606 considered part of Bryker Woods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453001606 fall within Bryker Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48453001606 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453001606 scores 3.6/10, 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.
Q7

Was tract 48453001606 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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