3 census tracts · pop 16,786 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Austin Park is a 3-tract neighborhood of Sugar Land, TX, population 16,786. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Sugar Land baseline of 30.9%, 6% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 44.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,466, 25% below the Sugar Land average of $1,957. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Sugar Land, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
Only 5% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Greatwood and Colony Park.
Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 0%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Austin Park vs Sugar LandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Austin Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Austin Park?
Austin Park scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Austin Park compare to Sugar Land overall?
Austin Park scores 0.2 points lower than Sugar Land overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 6% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,466 vs $1,957.
Q3
What is the average rent in Austin Park?
Average gross rent in Austin eviction risk Park is $1,466/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Austin Park residents are renters?
5% of Austin Park households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Sugar Land). The neighborhood has 16,786 residents.
Q5
Is Austin Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Austin Park sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Austin Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Austin Park is census tract 48157674401 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Austin Park for landlords?
Austin eviction risk Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sugar Land as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Austin Park?
Austin Park has 16,846 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (50.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
