1 census tracts · pop 3,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Chestnut is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 3,207. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.1% citywide, putting Chestnut 15.5% over its own city.
25% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Court records for this tract carry 220 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.6% in 2012 against a 3.3% peak. Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #37 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Little Texas and North Shoal Creek. Average gross rent runs $1,711, close to the Austin average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $79,875.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 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
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chestnut vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chestnut
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
220Total filings (sum)
2.34%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2001)
2.61%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Chestnut
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chestnut?
Chestnut scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Chestnut compare to Austin overall?
Chestnut scores 0.9 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,711 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chestnut?
Average gross rent in Chestnut is $1,711/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chestnut residents are renters?
67% of Chestnut households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 3,207 residents.
Q5
Is Chestnut a high social-vulnerability area?
Chestnut sits in the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Chestnut for landlords?
Chestnut carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Chestnut?
Chestnut has 3,552 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.5%), Hispanic / Latino (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
