1 census tracts · pop 2,200 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Travis Heights maps to a single census tract in Austin, TX, population 2,200. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.1% citywide, putting Travis Heights 17.1% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 102 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. 11% 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.
Average gross rent is $1,455, 16% below the Austin average of $1,729. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 2.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2012, is well off that peak. That places it #100 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Cesar Chavez and Highland.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $78,654.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Travis Heights vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Travis Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
102Total filings (sum)
1.09%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2005)
1.26%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Travis Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Travis Heights?
Travis Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Travis Heights compare to Austin overall?
Travis Heights scores 0.3 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,455 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Travis Heights?
Average gross rent in Travis Heights is $1,455/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Travis Heights residents are renters?
41% of Travis Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 2,200 residents.
Q5
Is Travis Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Travis Heights sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Travis Heights for landlords?
Travis Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Travis Heights?
Travis Heights has 2,320 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Hispanic / Latino (17.8%), Other / Multiracial (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
