2 census tracts · pop 8,108 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.2–4.4
Onion Creek Forest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 8,108 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Austin rate of 29.1%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 19% 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.
Court records for this tract carry 320 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 11.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.7% in 2012, is well off that peak.
Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #64 by risk, the middle third. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, North Star and Stoney Ridge score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,815, close to the Austin average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $94,400.
With little internal variation, 4.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Onion Creek Forest vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Onion Creek Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
320Total filings (sum)
7.09%Avg annual filing rate
11.7%Peak year (2008)
6.72%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Onion Creek Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Onion Creek Forest?
Onion Creek Forest scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Onion Creek Forest compare to Austin overall?
Onion Creek Forest scores 0.3 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,815 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Onion Creek Forest?
Average gross rent in Onion Creek Forest is $1,815/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Onion Creek Forest residents are renters?
22% of Onion Creek Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 8,108 residents.
Q5
Is Onion Creek Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Onion Creek Forest sits in the 72nd 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 Onion Creek Forest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Onion Creek Forest is census tract 48453002412 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Onion Creek Forest for landlords?
Onion Creek Forest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Onion Creek Forest?
Onion Creek Forest has 7,757 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (74.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
