Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Pond Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48491020408 · Williamson, TX · pop 5,090 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 4.6/10, tract 48491020408 in the Pond Springs area of Austin, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,090. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.3/10.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 34% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units2,113

Renter share64.6%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$81,507

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.4614, -97.7860 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pond Springs scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Austin

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,676 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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 Pond Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

57%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pond Springs

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10. 48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Williamson County average of 43.5%. It sits 0.8 points above the Williamson County average of 3.8.

On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $1,676, close to the Austin average.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $81,507. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48491020408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48491020408?

Census tract 48491020408 in the Pond Springs neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 48491020408?

Median gross rent is $1,676/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48491020408?

5.3% of residents in tract 48491020408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,090.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48491020408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 19th, minority 67th, housing 34th.

Is tract 48491020408 considered part of Pond Springs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48491020408 fall within Pond Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48491020408 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48491020408 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 4/10. 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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