Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
La Costa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453043400 ·
Travis, TX · pop 5,355 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 48453043400 covers part of the La Costa area of Austin, TX, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,355 residents. 90% 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 33%Stable renters 57%Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units2,196
Renter share89.8%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$71,307
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In La Costa
Moderate
Within parent city
90th percentile
#25 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
97th percentile
#11 of 290 tracts In Travis
Very High
Within state
98th percentile
#108 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.3263, -97.7003 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Costa 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
23.8% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,383 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 La Costa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
93%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Costa
24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Adults with no health insurance runs 29.5% against 11.3% nationally.
The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
Against Travis County at 44.8%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Travis County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
At $1,383 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Austin commands. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.2/10.
Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453043400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453043400?
Census tract 48453043400 in the La Costa 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 48453043400?
Median gross rent is $1,383/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453043400?
23.8% of residents in tract 48453043400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,355.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453043400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 51th, minority 85th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 48453043400 considered part of La Costa?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453043400 fall within La Costa (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48453043400 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453043400 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.
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