Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
West Congress Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453002003 · Travis, TX · pop 3,576 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 48453002003 in West Congress in Austin ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,576 residents. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,461 a month against an average household income of $75,493 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,615
Renter share66.8%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$75,493
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2192, -97.7746 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Congress scores 4.5
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
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,461 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 West Congress compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 482Total filings over 12 yrs
- 4.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2011)
- 50Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Congress
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 482 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453002003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002003?
Census tract 48453002003 in the West Congress neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48453002003?
Median gross rent is $1,461/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002003?
18.8% of residents in tract 48453002003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,576.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 25th, minority 67th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002003 considered part of West Congress?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002003 fall within West Congress (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002003?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 482 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.97% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453002003 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002003 scores 4.5/10, 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.
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