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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Quail Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

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

48453040900 is a census tract in the Quail Creek area of Austin, TX. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,507 residents. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.4
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.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Quail Creek
Very High
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 290 tracts In Travis
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
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 5.4

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
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.
Quail Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0409004.0Austinparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

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 main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. Against Travis County at 44.8%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.5% against 11.3% nationally.

This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

At $1,326 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Austin commands. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

It sits 1.4 points above the Travis County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $59,364.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453040900

Q1

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

Census tract 48453040900 in the Quail Creek 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 48453040900?

Median gross rent is $1,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

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).
Q6

How does tract 48453040900 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453040900 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Austin

Top eight tracts in Austin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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