Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Leander Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48491020321 · Williamson, TX · pop 2,142

For landlords sizing up Leander, census tract 48491020321 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,179 a month against an average household income of $65,227 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 13% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units846

Renter share42.0%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate10.8%

Median income$65,227

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Leander and the region

Centroid at 30.5489, -97.8474 · click any tract to drill in

Why Leander scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Leander

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

10.8% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,179 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Leander

5.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Leander

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Leander

4.0

How Leander compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

71%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Leander

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Leander eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Williamson County average of 4.8 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48491020321

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48491020321?

Census tract 48491020321 in Leander scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 48491020321?

Median gross rent is $1,179/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48491020321?

10.8% of residents in tract 48491020321 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,142.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48491020321?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 87th, minority 68th, housing 71th.

How does tract 48491020321 compare to Leander overall?

Tract 48491020321 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Leander at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leander eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Leander

Top eight tracts in Leander ranked by composite eviction-risk score.