2 census tracts · pop 5,156 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.8
Banister Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 5,156. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Austin baseline of 29.1%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.8. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 181 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 4.5% of renter households.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2012, is well off that peak.
Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #93 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Gateway and Stonelake score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,675, close to the Austin average. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Banister Heights vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Banister Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
181Total filings (sum)
2.65%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2003)
1.85%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Banister Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Banister Heights?
Banister Heights scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Banister Heights compare to Austin overall?
Banister Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,675 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Banister Heights?
Average gross rent in Banister Heights is $1,675/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Banister Heights residents are renters?
59% of Banister Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 5,156 residents.
Q5
Is Banister Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Banister Heights sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Banister Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Banister Heights is census tract 48453002006 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Banister Heights for landlords?
Banister Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Austin as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Banister Heights?
Banister Heights has 4,826 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.7%), Hispanic / Latino (32%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
