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Quail Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453040900 · Travis, TX · pop 6,507 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 48453040900 covers Quail Creek in Austin, home to 6,507 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,326 monthly, set against $59,364 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 31% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units2,375

Renter share70.6%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate25.0%

Median income$59,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.3742, -97.6963 · click any tract to drill in

Why Quail Creek scores 5.3

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

25.0% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,326 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Quail Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Quail Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Quail Creek

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Austin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Travis County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453040900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453040900?

Census tract 48453040900 in the Quail Creek neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48453040900?

Median gross rent is $1,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453040900?

25.0% of residents in tract 48453040900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,507.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453040900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 94th, minority 82th, housing 76th.

Is tract 48453040900 considered part of Quail Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453040900 fall within Quail Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453040900 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453040900 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. 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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