Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
South Lamar Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453002004 · Travis, TX · pop 3,011 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The South Lamar area of Austin is where census tract 48453002004 sits, home to 3,011 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,664 a month against an average household income of $54,409 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 91% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units2,015
Renter share91.4%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate21.5%
Median income$54,409
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2361, -97.7882 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lamar scores 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
21.5% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,664 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 South Lamar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 411Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2003)
- 23Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Lamar. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lamar
The heaviest input here is 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 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 26th 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 411 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453002004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002004?
Census tract 48453002004 in the South Lamar neighborhood scores 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 48453002004?
Median gross rent is $1,664/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002004?
21.5% of residents in tract 48453002004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,011.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 1th, minority 61th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002004 considered part of South Lamar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002004 fall within South Lamar (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002004?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 411 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453002004 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002004 scores 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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