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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

La Costa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453043400 · Travis, TX · pop 5,355 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

La Costa in Austin is where census tract 48453043400 sits, home to 5,355 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,383 monthly, set against $71,307 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
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
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In La Costa
Moderate
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 290 tracts In Travis
High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#1,785 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
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

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.
La Costa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 043400Austin: 2.92.9Austinparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Costa

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Austin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Travis County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

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 5/10 (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 5/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. 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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