3 census tracts · pop 12,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.4–5.4
Little Texas is a 3-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 12,207 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Austin baseline of 29.1%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
77% 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.4 to 5.4. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The filing record is not thin: 831 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 6.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2012, is well off that peak.
At $1,600 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Austin commands. That places it #37 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin.
For a like-for-like read, Chestnut and North Shoal Creek score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $66,836.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Little Texas vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Little Texas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
831Total filings (sum)
3.89%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2007)
3.23%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Little Texas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Texas?
Little Texas scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Little Texas compare to Austin overall?
Little Texas scores 0.9 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,600 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Texas?
Average gross rent in Little Texas eviction laws is $1,600/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Texas residents are renters?
77% of Little Texas households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 12,207 residents.
Q5
Is Little Texas a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Texas sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Little Texas have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Texas is census tract 48453002419 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 5.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Texas for landlords?
Little Texas eviction laws carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Little Texas?
Little Texas has 12,456 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
