Tract 48453044500 ·
Travis, TX · pop 5,274 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 48453044500 runs through the Settler's Ridge area of Pflugerville. With 5,274 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 66% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,417 monthly, set against $94,746 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 5%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,661
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$94,746
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Settler's Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
63th percentile
#8 of 20 tracts In Pflugerville
Elevated
Within county
14th percentile
#251 of 290 tracts In Travis
Very Low
Within state
12th percentile
#6,089 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pflugerville and the region
Centroid at 30.4355, -97.6245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Settler's Ridge scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pflugerville
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pflugerville
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pflugerville
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pflugerville
4.8
How Settler's Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
22%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Settler's Ridge
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Pflugerville, 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 Black and White and ranks around the 34th 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 48453044500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453044500?
Census tract 48453044500 in the Settler's Ridge neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48453044500?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453044500?
3.6% of residents in tract 48453044500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,274.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453044500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 34th, minority 81th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 48453044500 considered part of Settler's Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453044500 fall within Settler's Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48453044500 compare to Pflugerville overall?
Tract 48453044500 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Pflugerville at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pflugerville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pflugerville
Top eight tracts in Pflugerville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.