Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
East Congress Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453002403 · Travis, TX · pop 2,353 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 48453002403 sits in the East Congress area of Austin eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. It is home to 2,353 residents. 23% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Travis County average of 44.8%.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,259
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$91,016
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2121, -97.7622 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Congress scores 4.6
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
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,761 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 East Congress compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 262Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak (2005)
- 19Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 111% over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Congress
Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 262 filings here across 12 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 8.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Travis County average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,761, close to the Austin average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453002403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002403?
Census tract 48453002403 in the East Congress neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 48453002403?
Median gross rent is $1,761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002403?
15.9% of residents in tract 48453002403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,353.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 6th, minority 63th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002403 considered part of East Congress?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002403 fall within East Congress (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 262 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.12% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453002403 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002403 scores 4.6/10, higher 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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