2 census tracts · pop 10,481 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.3–4.4
Hardrock Canyon spans 2 census tracts of Austin, TX and houses 10,481 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. 75% 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.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 38% against 29.1% citywide, putting Hardrock Canyon 9.0% over its own city.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 4.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The filing record is not thin: 267 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.0% of renter households. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.2% in 2012 against a 3.0% peak. That places it #93 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin.
Average gross rent runs $1,631, close to the Austin average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $90,006.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hardrock Canyon vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hardrock Canyon
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
267Total filings (sum)
1.33%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2010)
2.23%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Hardrock Canyon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hardrock Canyon?
Hardrock Canyon scores 3.8/10 (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 Hardrock Canyon compare to Austin overall?
Hardrock Canyon scores 0.2 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,631 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hardrock Canyon?
Average gross rent in Hardrock Canyon is $1,631/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hardrock Canyon residents are renters?
75% of Hardrock Canyon households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 10,481 residents.
Q5
Is Hardrock Canyon a high social-vulnerability area?
Hardrock Canyon sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hardrock Canyon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hardrock Canyon is census tract 48453030800 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.4, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Hardrock Canyon for landlords?
Hardrock Canyon carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Hardrock Canyon?
Hardrock Canyon has 10,349 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.2%), Hispanic / Latino (19%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
