1 census tracts · pop 4,440 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lost Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 4,440 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 70% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Austin rate of 29.1%.
Average gross rent is $3,201, 85% above the Austin average of $1,729. The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 64.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
35% 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. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 57 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 13.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.9% in 2012, is well off that peak. Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #125 by risk, the lower third. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lost Creek vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lost Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
57Total filings (sum)
7.49%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2011)
4.90%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Lost Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lost Creek?
Lost Creek scores 3/10 (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 Lost Creek compare to Austin overall?
Lost Creek scores 1.0 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,201 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lost Creek?
Average gross rent in Lost Creek is $3,201/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lost Creek residents are renters?
11% of Lost Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 4,440 residents.
Q5
Is Lost Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Lost Creek sits in the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lost Creek for landlords?
Lost Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Lost Creek?
Lost Creek has 4,274 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
