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Onion Creek Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453002412 · Travis, TX · pop 5,173 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 48453002412 sits in the Onion Creek Forest area of Austin eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. Population here is 5,173. Adults with no health insurance runs 31.3% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 15% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,475
Renter share26.0%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$92,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Onion Creek Forest
Very High
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#97 of 239 tracts In Austin
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#100 of 290 tracts In Travis
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#2,131 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.1894, -97.7515 · click any tract to drill in

Why Onion Creek Forest scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,669 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Onion Creek Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Onion Creek Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.4This tracttract 0024124.0Austinparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 320Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 7.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.7%Peak (2008)
  • 33Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48453002412
Filings climbed 83% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Onion Creek Forest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Onion Creek Forest

The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 320 filings here across 12 tracked years.

The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Filings peaked in 2008 at 11.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Travis County average of 4.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,669, 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 48453002412

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002412?

Census tract 48453002412 in the Onion Creek Forest neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 48453002412?

Median gross rent is $1,669/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002412?

13.1% of residents in tract 48453002412 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,173.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002412?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 82th, minority 89th, housing 39th.
Q5

Is tract 48453002412 considered part of Onion Creek Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002412 fall within Onion Creek Forest (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002412?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 320 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002412 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.09% of renter households, peaking at 11.7% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48453002412 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453002412 scores 4.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Austin

Top eight tracts in Austin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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