1 census tracts · pop 3,494 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Mountain Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 3,494. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 26% of renter households. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. That places it #125 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin. For a like-for-like read, Delwood and Old West Austin score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $108,077, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,658, close to the Austin average. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mountain Ridge vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Mountain Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mountain Ridge?
Mountain Ridge 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 Mountain Ridge compare to Austin overall?
Mountain Ridge scores 1.0 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,658 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mountain Ridge?
Average gross rent in Mountain Ridge is $1,658/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mountain Ridge residents are renters?
32% of Mountain Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 3,494 residents.
Q5
Is Mountain Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Mountain Ridge sits in the 20th 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 Mountain Ridge for landlords?
Mountain Ridge 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 Mountain Ridge?
Mountain Ridge has 3,244 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
