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Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Horizon Eviction Risk: Lower , Brushy Creek

Tract 48491020507 · Williamson, TX · pop 3,826 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Highland Horizon in Brushy Creek anchors census tract 48491020507, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,107 a month against an average household income of $100,917 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 32% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,388
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$100,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Highland Horizon
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Brushy Creek
Very High
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 135 tracts In Williamson
Elevated
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#5,697 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brushy Creek and the region

Centroid at 30.4995, -97.7329 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Horizon scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brushy Creek
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,107 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brushy Creek
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brushy Creek
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brushy Creek
3.7

How Highland Horizon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Horizon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 020507Brushy Creek: 2.02.0Brushy Creekparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highland Horizon. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Horizon

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 Brushy Creek, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Williamson County average of 4.8 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 24th 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 48491020507

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48491020507?

Census tract 48491020507 in the Highland Horizon neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48491020507?

Median gross rent is $2,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48491020507?

10.7% of residents in tract 48491020507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,826.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48491020507?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 41th, minority 71th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 48491020507 considered part of Highland Horizon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48491020507 fall within Highland Horizon (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48491020507 compare to Brushy Creek overall?

Tract 48491020507 scores 2.3/10, higher than the parent city of Brushy Creek at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brushy Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brushy Creek

Top eight tracts in Brushy Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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