Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Sonterra Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48491021601 · Williamson, TX · pop 9,777 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Sonterra
Here is how census tract 48491021601, in Sonterra, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 9,777. On the national scale it ranks #34,418 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,716 monthly, set against $90,903 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units3,817
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$90,903
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sonterra and the region
Centroid at 30.7887, -97.5781 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sonterra scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sonterra
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,716 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sonterra
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sonterra
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sonterra
6.3
How Sonterra compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sonterra
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 Sonterra, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Williamson County average of 4.8 and above 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 69th 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 48491021601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48491021601?
Census tract 48491021601 in Sonterra scores 2.7/10 (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 48491021601?
Median gross rent is $1,716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48491021601?
13.2% of residents in tract 48491021601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,777.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48491021601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 47th, minority 70th, housing 49th.
Q5
How does tract 48491021601 compare to Sonterra overall?
Tract 48491021601 scores 2.7/10, higher than the parent city of Sonterra at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sonterra; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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