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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Messina Eviction Risk: Lower , San Antonio

Tract 48029121905 · Bexar, TX · pop 6,555 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 48029121905 sits in the Messina area of San Antonio eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 6,555. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 17% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,703
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$146,544

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Messina
Moderate
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#250 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#339 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Very Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#4,505 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.6536, -98.4303 · click any tract to drill in

Why Messina scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Antonio
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,690 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Antonio
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Antonio
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Antonio
3.0

How Messina compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Messina risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 1219053.8San Antonioparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

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)

  • 37Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 23.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.6%Peak (2008)
  • 12Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48029121905
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Messina

Against Bexar County at 48.2%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,690, 28% above the San Antonio average. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

It sits 1.1 points below the Bexar County average of 4.1. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 37 filings here across 7 tracked years.

The voucher gap is 12.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2008, when 20.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 23.7% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 3.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $146,544, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48029121905

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029121905?

Census tract 48029121905 in the Messina neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48029121905?

Median gross rent is $1,690/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029121905?

6.7% of residents in tract 48029121905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,555.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029121905?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 25th, minority 69th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 48029121905 considered part of Messina?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029121905 fall within Messina (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029121905?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48029121905 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.66% of renter households, peaking at 20.6% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029121905 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029121905 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of San Antonio at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Antonio eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Antonio

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

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