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Elmhurst Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Austin

Tract 48453002316 · Travis, TX · pop 4,563 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Elmhurst Heights area of Austin, census tract 48453002316 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,336 a month while the average household earns $39,416 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 51% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units2,298
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate31.7%
Median income$39,416

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Elmhurst Heights
Very High
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 239 tracts In Austin
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 290 tracts In Travis
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#652 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.2393, -97.7304 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elmhurst Heights scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Austin
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.7% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,336 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Austin
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Austin
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Austin
4.5

How Elmhurst Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elmhurst Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 002316Austin: 2.92.9Austinparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,345Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 5.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.9%Peak (2010)
  • 157Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 484530023162001: 50 filings (2.40/100 renter HHs)2002: 73 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2003: 95 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2004: 118 filings (5.67/100 renter HHs)2005: 90 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2006: 113 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2007: 127 filings (6.03/100 renter HHs)2008: 74 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2009: 119 filings (5.65/100 renter HHs)2010: 177 filings (9.89/100 renter HHs)2011: 152 filings (6.91/100 renter HHs)2012: 157 filings (7.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 214% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Elmhurst Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elmhurst Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Austin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Travis 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,345 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453002316

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002316?

Census tract 48453002316 in the Elmhurst Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48453002316?

Median gross rent is $1,336/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002316?

31.7% of residents in tract 48453002316 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,563.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002316?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 24th, minority 81th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 48453002316 considered part of Elmhurst Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002316 fall within Elmhurst Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002316?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,345 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002316 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.41% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48453002316 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453002316 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Austin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Austin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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