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La Vista Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Marcos

Tract 48209010401 · Hays, TX · pop 5,213 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 48209010401, home to 5,213 residents in the La Vista neighborhood of San Marcos, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,459 monthly, set against $57,593 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 21% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units2,149

Renter share49.4%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$57,593

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Marcos and the region

Centroid at 29.8611, -97.9290 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Vista scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Marcos

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,459 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Marcos

8.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Marcos

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Marcos

8.9

How La Vista compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

96%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Vista

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 San Marcos eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hays County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48209010401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48209010401?

Census tract 48209010401 in the La Vista neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48209010401?

Median gross rent is $1,459/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48209010401?

11.7% of residents in tract 48209010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,213.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48209010401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 61th, minority 76th, housing 98th.

Is tract 48209010401 considered part of La Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48209010401 fall within La Vista (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48209010401 compare to San Marcos overall?

Tract 48209010401 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of San Marcos at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Marcos eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Marcos

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