Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Knob Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Antonio
Tract 48029130401 · Bexar, TX · pop 3,650 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in Knob Hill in San Antonio centers on tract 48029130401, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,650 residents. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,091 a month while the average household earns $50,333 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,252
Renter share56.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate29.2%
Median income$50,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Antonio and the region
Centroid at 29.4080, -98.4544 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knob Hill scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
29.2% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Knob Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 76%Grade C
- 23%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)
- 286Total filings over 9 yrs
- 6.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2008)
- 42Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 35% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Knob Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knob Hill
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 San Antonio eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bexar 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 286 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48029130401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029130401?
Census tract 48029130401 in the Knob Hill neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 48029130401?
Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48029130401?
29.2% of residents in tract 48029130401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,650.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48029130401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 96th, minority 94th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 48029130401 considered part of Knob Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029130401 fall within Knob Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029130401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 286 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029130401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.41% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48029130401 compare to San Antonio overall?
Tract 48029130401 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of San Antonio at 2.8/10. 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.
Q8
Was tract 48029130401 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 23% 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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