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South Lamar Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453002004 · Travis, TX · pop 3,011 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 48453002004 sits in the South Lamar area of Austin eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 3,011. The severe-burden share is 30%, 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 49% Stable renters 43% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units2,015
Renter share91.4%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate21.5%
Median income$54,409

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In South Lamar
Very High
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 239 tracts In Austin
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#22 of 290 tracts In Travis
Very 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 30.2361, -97.7882 · click any tract to drill in

Why South 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
21.5% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,664 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 South Lamar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Lamar risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0020044.0Austinparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 411Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2003)
  • 23Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48453002004
Filings dropped 21% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Lamar. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Lamar

This is renter territory: 91% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $54,409 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. 53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Travis County average of 44.8%. It sits 1.4 points above the Travis County average of 4.0.

The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 411 eviction filings across 12 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2003, when 4.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453002004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002004?

Census tract 48453002004 in the South 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 48453002004?

Median gross rent is $1,664/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002004?

21.5% of residents in tract 48453002004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,011.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 1th, minority 61th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 48453002004 considered part of South Lamar?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002004 fall within South Lamar (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002004?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 411 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48453002004 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453002004 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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