Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Heritage Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453040300 · Travis, TX · pop 6,670 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the Heritage Hills neighborhood of Austin for landlords? Census tract 48453040300 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,245 a month while the average household earns $48,015 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 28% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units2,439

Renter share74.3%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate22.5%

Median income$48,015

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.3451, -97.6876 · click any tract to drill in

Why Heritage Hills scores 5.4

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

22.5% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,245 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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 Heritage Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

95%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Heritage Hills

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 predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453040300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453040300?

Census tract 48453040300 in the Heritage Hills neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48453040300?

Median gross rent is $1,245/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453040300?

22.5% of residents in tract 48453040300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,670.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453040300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 94th, minority 90th, housing 90th.

Is tract 48453040300 considered part of Heritage Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453040300 fall within Heritage Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453040300 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453040300 scores 5.4/10, 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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