Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Little Texas Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin
Tract 48453002443 · Travis, TX · pop 4,050 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
How risky is the Little Texas neighborhood of Austin for landlords? Census tract 48453002443 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,698 a month against an average household income of $78,996 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 59%
Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units2,514
Renter share91.1%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$78,996
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.1993, -97.7711 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Texas scores 3.8
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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,698 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Little Texas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Little Texas. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Texas
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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 55th 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 48453002443
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002443?
Census tract 48453002443 in the Little Texas neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 48453002443?
Median gross rent is $1,698/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002443?
9.9% of residents in tract 48453002443 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,050.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002443?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 26th, minority 71th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002443 considered part of Little Texas?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002443 fall within Little Texas (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48453002443 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002443 scores 3.8/10, 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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