2 census tracts · pop 8,528 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.5–5.4
Ideal Place takes in 2 census tracts of Austin, TX, population 8,528. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Austin rate of 29.1%.
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. 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 5.4, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,443, 17% below the Austin average of $1,729. Filings are well documented here: 603 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 4.1% of renter households. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.8% in 2012, is well off that peak.
Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #45 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Jack's Pond and Swiss Alpine Village score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 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
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ideal Place 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 & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ideal Place
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
603Total filings (sum)
1.50%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2007)
1.42%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Ideal Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ideal Place?
Ideal Place scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Ideal Place compare to Austin overall?
Ideal Place scores 0.7 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,443 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ideal Place?
Average gross rent in Ideal Place is $1,443/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ideal Place residents are renters?
75% of Ideal Place households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 8,528 residents.
Q5
Is Ideal Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Ideal Place sits in the 40th 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 Ideal Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ideal Place is census tract 48453000302 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.4, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Ideal Place for landlords?
Ideal Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ideal Place?
Ideal Place has 8,451 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.9%), Hispanic / Latino (26.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
