Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Banister Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin
Tract 48453002002 · Travis, TX · pop 2,793 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
48453002002 is a census tract in the Banister Heights area of Austin, TX. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,793. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,299
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$126,513
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2231, -97.7848 · click any tract to drill in
Why Banister Heights scores 3
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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,789 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Banister Heights 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.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 181Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2003)
- 10Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Banister Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Banister Heights
The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Against Travis County at 44.8%, roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.0 points below the Travis County average of 4.0.
The filing record is not thin: 181 evictions over 12 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2003 at 4.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $126,513, annual rent is just 17%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453002002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002002?
Census tract 48453002002 in the Banister Heights neighborhood scores 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 48453002002?
Median gross rent is $1,789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002002?
5.0% of residents in tract 48453002002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,793.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 13th, minority 46th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002002 considered part of Banister Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002002 fall within Banister Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.65% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453002002 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002002 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Austin at 4/10. 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.
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