1 census tracts · pop 4,028 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cat Mountain maps to a single census tract in Austin, TX and houses 4,028 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $3,501, 102% above the Austin average of $1,729.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 79.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Cost burden runs 18% against 29.1% citywide, putting Cat Mountain 11.6% under its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third.
Only 7% 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 Delwood and Angel Pass. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $191,053.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cat Mountain vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Cat Mountain
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cat Mountain?
Cat Mountain scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Cat Mountain compare to Austin overall?
Cat Mountain scores 1.0 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cat Mountain?
Average gross rent in Cat Mountain is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cat Mountain residents are renters?
7% of Cat Mountain households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 4,028 residents.
Q5
Is Cat Mountain a high social-vulnerability area?
Cat Mountain sits in the 3rd 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
How safe is Cat Mountain for landlords?
Cat Mountain carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cat Mountain?
Cat Mountain has 4,106 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
