Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Ledgeway Eviction Risk: Lower , West Lake Hills
Tract 48453001918 · Travis, TX · pop 2,650 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
How risky is the Ledgeway neighborhood of West Lake Hills for landlords? Census tract 48453001918 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #28,027 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 78% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 78% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $194,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units925
Renter share8.3%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$194,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Lake Hills and the region
Centroid at 30.2937, -97.8125 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ledgeway scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Lake Hills
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Lake Hills
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Lake Hills
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Lake Hills
7.1
How Ledgeway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
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)
- 20Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2005)
- 3Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ledgeway
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 West Lake Hills, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.9% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 48453001918
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453001918?
Census tract 48453001918 in the Ledgeway neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 48453001918?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453001918?
3.4% of residents in tract 48453001918 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,650.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453001918?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 50th, minority 36th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 48453001918 considered part of Ledgeway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453001918 fall within Ledgeway (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453001918?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48453001918 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.26% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453001918 compare to West Lake Hills overall?
Tract 48453001918 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of West Lake Hills at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Lake Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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