1 census tracts · pop 4,700 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Imperial Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 4,700. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Austin rate of 29.1%.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 60 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 6.3% of renter households. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.3% in 2012 against a 6.3% peak. Average gross rent is $1,603, 7% below the Austin average of $1,729. Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #107 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Highland Hills and Lakeshore. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Imperial Valley vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Imperial Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
60Total filings (sum)
5.16%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak year (2010)
5.33%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Imperial Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Imperial Valley?
Imperial Valley scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Imperial Valley compare to Austin overall?
Imperial Valley scores 0.5 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,603 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Imperial Valley?
Average gross rent in Imperial Valley is $1,603/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Imperial Valley residents are renters?
41% of Imperial Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 4,700 residents.
Q5
Is Imperial Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Imperial Valley sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Imperial Valley for landlords?
Imperial Valley carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Imperial Valley?
Imperial Valley has 4,690 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (57.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
