1 census tracts · pop 4,818 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Ridge Top is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 4,818. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Austin baseline of 29.1%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
85% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. 27% 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.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,317, 24% below the Austin average of $1,729.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 1,462 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 13.0% of renter households.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 10.0% in 2012 against a 13.0% peak.
That places it #1 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $53,600.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridge Top vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridge Top
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,462Total filings (sum)
7.06%Avg annual filing rate
13.0%Peak year (2011)
10.01%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Ridge Top
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridge Top?
Ridge Top scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Ridge Top compare to Austin overall?
Ridge Top scores 1.4 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridge Top?
Average gross rent in Ridge Top is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridge Top residents are renters?
85% of Ridge Top households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 4,818 residents.
Q5
Is Ridge Top a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridge Top sits in the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ridge Top for landlords?
Ridge Top carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridge Top?
Ridge Top has 4,526 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
