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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Antonio

Tract 48029160300 · Bexar, TX · pop 5,795 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Here is how census tract 48029160300, in the Columbia Heights area of San Antonio eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,795. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,181 monthly, set against $61,613 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 26% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,096
Renter share35.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate21.7%
Median income$61,613

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In Columbia Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#114 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Elevated
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#118 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#1,667 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.3912, -98.5264 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia Heights scores 5.1

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
21.7% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Columbia Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Columbia Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 160300San Antonio: 2.82.8San Antonioparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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)

  • 173Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 4.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%Peak (2004)
  • 19Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480291603002000: 15 filings (3.13/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)2002: 14 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)2003: 20 filings (4.18/100 renter HHs)2004: 28 filings (5.85/100 renter HHs)2005: 23 filings (5.58/100 renter HHs)2006: 20 filings (4.85/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (4.85/100 renter HHs)2008: 19 filings (4.61/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 27% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Columbia Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.4/10. 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 below the Bexar County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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 173 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2004.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48029160300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029160300?

Census tract 48029160300 in the Columbia Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48029160300?

Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029160300?

21.7% of residents in tract 48029160300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,795.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029160300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 48029160300 considered part of Columbia Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029160300 fall within Columbia Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029160300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029160300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.32% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029160300 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029160300 scores 5.1/10, 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 48029160300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 1% 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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