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Neighborhood · Round Rock, TX

Homestead at Old Settlers Park Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 6,695 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10 · range 3–3.7

Homestead at Old Settlers Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Round Rock, TX and houses 6,695 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 30.4% citywide, putting Homestead at Old Settlers Park 14.7% over its own city.

29% 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. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1.6/10. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.

Average gross rent is $2,032, 15% above the Round Rock average of $1,763. That places it #13 of 21 neighborhoods in Round Rock. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $104,527.

33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 3.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Homestead at Old Settlers Park vs Round Rock How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.1% +48%
Round Rock: 30.4%
Average gross rent
$2,032 +15%
Round Rock: $1,763
Average HH income
$104,527 +8%
Round Rock: $97,187
Poverty rate
6.4% -16%
Round Rock: 7.7%
Renter share
32.9% -26%
Round Rock: 44.5%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Homestead at Old Settlers Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.7

Why Homestead at Old Settlers Park scores 3.5

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 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
33% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
6.4% below poverty line · Range 1.5–1.8 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–6.4 across tracts
5.4
Risk score comparison

Homestead at Old Settlers Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Homestead at Old Settlers Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.5Homestead at Old SNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Homestead at Old Settlers Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48491021512 3.7 4,622 28% $1,948
48491021511 3 2,073 84% $2,220
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

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

Socioeconomic status 44%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 60%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Homestead at Old Settlers Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Homestead at Old Settlers Park?

Homestead at Old Settlers Park scores 3.5/10 (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 Homestead at Old Settlers Park compare to Round Rock overall?

Homestead at Old Settlers Park scores 0.1 points higher than Round Rock overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,032 vs $1,763.
Q3

What is the average rent in Homestead at Old Settlers Park?

Average gross rent in Homestead at Old Settlers Park is $2,032/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Homestead at Old Settlers Park residents are renters?

33% of Homestead at Old Settlers Park households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Round Rock). The neighborhood has 6,695 residents.
Q5

Is Homestead at Old Settlers Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Homestead at Old Settlers Park sits in the 50th 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 Homestead at Old Settlers Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Homestead at Old Settlers Park is census tract 48491021512 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Homestead at Old Settlers Park for landlords?

Homestead at Old Settlers Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Round Rock as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Homestead at Old Settlers Park?

Homestead at Old Settlers Park has 7,196 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.9%), Hispanic / Latino (26.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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