1 census tracts · pop 5,828 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Escalera Ranch maps to a single census tract in Leander, TX and houses 5,828 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 31% 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.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Against a Leander baseline of 28.4%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10.
The voucher gap is 14.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $2,233, 15% above the Leander average of $1,939.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Leander, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third. Only 7% 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. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Escalera Ranch vs LeanderHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport6%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Escalera Ranch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Escalera Ranch?
Escalera Ranch 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 Escalera Ranch compare to Leander overall?
Escalera Ranch scores 0.5 points lower than Leander overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,233 vs $1,939.
Q3
What is the average rent in Escalera Ranch?
Average gross rent in Escalera Ranch is $2,233/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Escalera Ranch residents are renters?
7% of Escalera Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Leander). The neighborhood has 5,828 residents.
Q5
Is Escalera Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?
Escalera Ranch sits in the 1st 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 Escalera Ranch for landlords?
Escalera Ranch 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 Leander as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Escalera Ranch?
Escalera Ranch has 6,499 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
