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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Government Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Antonio

Tract 48029130700 · Bexar, TX · pop 2,515 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

For landlords sizing up the Government Hill neighborhood of San Antonio, census tract 48029130700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,883 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $928 monthly, set against $21,464 in average yearly household income, roughly 52% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 27% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,175
Renter share68.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate44.2%
Median income$21,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Government Hill
Very High
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#266 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.4395, -98.4513 · click any tract to drill in

Why Government Hill scores 6.3

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
44.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$928 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 Government Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Government Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 130700San Antonio: 2.82.8San Antonioparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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)

  • 108Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2005)
  • 10Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480291307002000: 12 filings (2.59/100 renter HHs)2001: 10 filings (2.16/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (1.51/100 renter HHs)2004: 11 filings (2.38/100 renter HHs)2005: 19 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2006: 14 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2007: 12 filings (2.75/100 renter HHs)2008: 10 filings (2.29/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Government Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Government Hill

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 74% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 108 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2005.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48029130700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029130700?

Census tract 48029130700 in the Government Hill neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48029130700?

Median gross rent is $928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029130700?

44.2% of residents in tract 48029130700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,515.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029130700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 90th, minority 93th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 48029130700 considered part of Government Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029130700 fall within Government Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029130700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 108 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029130700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029130700 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029130700 scores 6.3/10, 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 48029130700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 74% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Antonio

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

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