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Neighborhood · Austin, TX

University Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,564 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

University Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX, population 3,564. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 29.1% citywide, putting University Hills 13.8% over its own city.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10. 22% 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.

Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 534 eviction filings.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. At $1,497 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Austin commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 15.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.7% in 2012 against a 15.6% peak. That places it #125 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin.

Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Delwood and Old West Austin score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3/10 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
University Hills vs Austin How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.9% +47%
Austin: 29.1%
Average gross rent
$1,497 -13%
Austin: $1,729
Average HH income
$136,587 +49%
Austin: $91,461
Poverty rate
5.0% -59%
Austin: 12.3%
Renter share
19.3% -66%
Austin: 56.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why University Hills scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
19% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
5.0% below poverty line · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

University Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

University Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0University HillsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in University Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48453002113 3 3,564 43% $1,497
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 43

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 36%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 69%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in University Hills

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 534Total filings (sum)
  • 14.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.6%Peak year (2010)
  • 11.74%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked

About University Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for University Hills?

University Hills scores 3/10 (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 University Hills compare to Austin overall?

University Hills scores 1.0 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,497 vs $1,729.
Q3

What is the average rent in University Hills?

Average gross rent in University Hills is $1,497/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of University Hills residents are renters?

19% of University Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 3,564 residents.
Q5

Is University Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

University Hills sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 University Hills for landlords?

University Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of University Hills?

University Hills has 3,757 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.4%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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