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Eviction Risk in Brentwood , Austin

1 census tracts · pop 3,906 · pop-weighted composite 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Brentwood is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Austin with 1 census tract and a population of 3,906 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,338/month sits 23% lower than the Austin citywide median ($1,729).

Eviction Risk
5.5
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
39%
21% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,338
Median household income
$95,703
23.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Brentwood vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Brentwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Brentwood: 5.55.5BrentwoodNeighborhoodParent city: 4.74.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · TX
Blackshear-Prospect Hill
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 5.8K
Peer · TX
Chestnut
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.2K
Peer · TX
Galindo
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.1K
Peer · TX
Govalle
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Comparison

Brentwood vs Austin

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.5 +17%
Austin: 4.7
Rent burden
39.3% +35%
Austin: 29.1%
Median gross rent
$1,338 -23%
Austin: $1,729
Median HH income
$95,703 +5%
Austin: $91,461
Poverty rate
23.6% +92%
Austin: 12.3%
Renter share
50.3% -11%
Austin: 56.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Brentwood

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,813 residents across all tracts in Brentwood. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.8% White (non-Hispanic): 74.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.7% Other / Multiracial: 3.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 74.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Brentwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
48453000206 5.5 3,906 39% $1,338
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 28

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 47%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 2%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brentwood

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 118Total filings (sum)
  • 0.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak year (2005)
  • 0.61%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked

About Brentwood

What is the eviction-risk score for Brentwood?

Brentwood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Brentwood compare to Austin overall?

Brentwood scores 0.8 points higher than Austin overall (4.7/10). Rent burden: 39% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,338 vs $1,729.

What is the median rent in Brentwood?

Median gross rent in Brentwood is $1,338/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Brentwood residents are renters?

50% of Brentwood households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 3,906 residents.

Is Brentwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Brentwood sits in the 28th 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.

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