Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
The Drag Eviction Risk: Elevated , Austin
Tract 48453000601 · Travis, TX · pop 10,105 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in The Drag in Austin centers on tract 48453000601, which scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 10,105 residents. On the national scale it ranks #17,408 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,176 a month against an average household income of $16,591 a year, roughly 85% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 60%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units436
Renter share97.5%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate71.6%
Median income$16,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2874, -97.7380 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Drag scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
71.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 The Drag compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 6%Grade A
- 32%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.
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)
- 13Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.9%Peak (2010)
- 1Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Drag. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Drag
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 B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 0.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.9% of renter households in 2010.
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 48453000601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453000601?
Census tract 48453000601 in the The Drag neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48453000601?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453000601?
71.6% of residents in tract 48453000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 10,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453000601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 1th, minority 72th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 48453000601 considered part of The Drag?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453000601 fall within The Drag (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453000601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 48453000601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.58% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453000601 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453000601 scores 6.5/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 48453000601 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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