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Neighborhood · Pflugerville, TX

Old Town Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 10,210 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3–3.6

Old Town is a 2-tract neighborhood of Pflugerville, TX and houses 10,210 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 29.8% citywide, putting Old Town 11.3% over its own city.

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10.

10% 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. That places it #5 of 10 neighborhoods in Pflugerville. For a like-for-like read, Villages of Hidden Lake and Bohl's Place score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $122,489, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $2,012, close to the Pflugerville average. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 3.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Old Town vs Pflugerville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.1% +38%
Pflugerville: 29.8%
Average gross rent
$2,012 +4%
Pflugerville: $1,932
Average HH income
$122,489 +9%
Pflugerville: $112,656
Poverty rate
10.2% +81%
Pflugerville: 5.7%
Renter share
38.5% +28%
Pflugerville: 30.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Town and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.6

Why Old Town scores 3.1

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 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Economic stress
10.2% below poverty line · Range 2.0–4.8 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–6.9 across tracts
5.4
Risk score comparison

Old Town vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Old Town score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Old TownNeighborhood3.7Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Old Town

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48453046300 3.6 1,936 35% $2,318
48453042800 3 8,274 42% $1,940
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 59%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 51%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Old Town

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Old Town?

Old Town scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Old Town compare to Pflugerville overall?

Old Town scores 0.6 points lower than Pflugerville overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,012 vs $1,932.
Q3

What is the average rent in Old Town?

Average gross rent in Old Town is $2,012/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Old Town residents are renters?

39% of Old Town households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Pflugerville). The neighborhood has 10,210 residents.
Q5

Is Old Town a high social-vulnerability area?

Old Town sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Old Town have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Town is census tract 48453046300 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Old Town for landlords?

Old Town carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pflugerville as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Old Town?

Old Town has 10,961 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.5%), Hispanic / Latino (27.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Pflugerville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Old Town.

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