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Elmhurst Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

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

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 48453002316 in the Elmhurst Heights area of Austin, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
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
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 290 tracts In Travis
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#108 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 5.4

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 / state5.4This tracttract 0023164.0Austinparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg 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 48453002316
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

Set annual rent against average income of $39,416 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 32%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Against the Travis County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. At $1,336 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Austin commands.

Adults with no health insurance runs 21.4% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 1,345 eviction filings across 12 observed years. Filings peaked in 2010 at 9.9% of renter households.

In a typical year about 5.4% of renter households face a filing.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 4/10. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Austin

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

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