Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Park Central Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin

Tract 48453042100 · Travis, TX · pop 4,956 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 48453042100 runs through the Park Central neighborhood of Austin. With 4,956 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,696 a month while the average household earns $84,556 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 30% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units2,230

Renter share55.6%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate5.1%

Median income$84,556

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.4129, -97.6798 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Central scores 3.3

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

5.1% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,696 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 Park Central compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

50%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Park Central. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Central

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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 47th 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 48453042100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453042100?

Census tract 48453042100 in the Park Central neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48453042100?

Median gross rent is $1,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453042100?

5.1% of residents in tract 48453042100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,956.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453042100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 40th, minority 71th, housing 37th.

Is tract 48453042100 considered part of Park Central?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453042100 fall within Park Central (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453042100 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453042100 scores 3.3/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

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