Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Tech Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin

Tract 48453043900 · Travis, TX · pop 7,551 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 48453043900 in Tech Ridge in Austin ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 7,551 residents. On the national scale it ranks #40,817 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,656 monthly, set against $87,582 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 38% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units3,682

Renter share66.2%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$87,582

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.4072, -97.6573 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tech Ridge scores 3.9

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

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,656 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 Tech Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

41%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tech Ridge

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 about the same as 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48453043900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453043900?

Census tract 48453043900 in the Tech Ridge neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 48453043900?

Median gross rent is $1,656/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453043900?

14.0% of residents in tract 48453043900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,551.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453043900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 19th, minority 84th, housing 37th.

Is tract 48453043900 considered part of Tech Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453043900 fall within Tech Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453043900 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453043900 scores 3.9/10, 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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