Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
North Lamar Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin
Tract 48453041000 ·
Travis, TX · pop 7,138 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
48453041000 is a census tract in the North Lamar area of Austin, TX. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 7,138 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%Stable renters 32%Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units2,517
Renter share79.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate26.4%
Median income$56,560
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In North Lamar
Moderate
Within parent city
82th percentile
#43 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
94th percentile
#18 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 30.3701, -97.6869 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Lamar 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
26.4% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,445 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 North Lamar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Lamar
Adults with no health insurance runs 36.4% against 11.3% nationally. 60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Travis County average of 44.8%.
This is renter territory: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10.
On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.4 points above the Travis County average of 4.0. At $1,445 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Austin commands.
Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
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 48453041000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453041000?
Census tract 48453041000 in the North Lamar 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 48453041000?
Median gross rent is $1,445/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453041000?
26.4% of residents in tract 48453041000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,138.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453041000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 71th, minority 87th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 48453041000 considered part of North Lamar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453041000 fall within North Lamar (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48453041000 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453041000 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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