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Neighborhood · Austin, TX

Evergreen Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 6,805 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3–4.3

Evergreen Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 6,805 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. At $2,323 a month, rents sit 34% over what the rest of Austin commands.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households.

Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.3. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.

The voucher gap is 19.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. That places it #100 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin.

The closest comparables inside the same city are East Cesar Chavez and Travis Heights. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $127,980.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Evergreen Heights vs Austin How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
31.1% +7%
Austin: 29.1%
Average gross rent
$2,323 +34%
Austin: $1,729
Average HH income
$127,980 +40%
Austin: $91,461
Poverty rate
8.3% -32%
Austin: 12.3%
Renter share
66.3% +17%
Austin: 56.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Evergreen Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.3

Why Evergreen Heights scores 3.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
31% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
66% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
8.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.3 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.5–8.9 across tracts
6.9
Risk score comparison

Evergreen Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Evergreen Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.7Evergreen HeightsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Evergreen Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48453001310 4.3 3,908 45% $2,043
48453001309 3 2,897 12% $2,700
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Evergreen Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Evergreen Heights?

Evergreen Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Evergreen Heights compare to Austin overall?

Evergreen Heights scores 0.3 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,323 vs $1,729.
Q3

What is the average rent in Evergreen Heights?

Average gross rent in Evergreen Heights is $2,323/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Evergreen Heights residents are renters?

66% of Evergreen Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 6,805 residents.
Q5

Is Evergreen Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Evergreen Heights sits in the 19th 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

Which tracts in Evergreen Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Evergreen Heights is census tract 48453001310 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Evergreen Heights for landlords?

Evergreen Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Evergreen Heights?

Evergreen Heights has 6,867 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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