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West Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Austin

Tract 48453000607 · Travis, TX · pop 3,038 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 48453000607 in West Campus in Austin ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,038 residents. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,334 monthly, set against $19,162 in average yearly household income, roughly 84% of income at the averages. Renters make up 88% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 64% Stable renters 23% Owners 13%

Tract context

Occupied units1,403

Renter share87.8%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate61.3%

Median income$19,162

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.2857, -97.7495 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Campus scores 6.2

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

61.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,334 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 West Campus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

86%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

86%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Campus

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Austin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Travis County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453000607

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453000607?

Census tract 48453000607 in the West Campus neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48453000607?

Median gross rent is $1,334/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453000607?

61.3% of residents in tract 48453000607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,038.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453000607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 0th, minority 69th, housing 66th.

Is tract 48453000607 considered part of West Campus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453000607 fall within West Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453000607 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453000607 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. 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.

Was tract 48453000607 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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