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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Antonio

Tract 48029160901 · Bexar, TX · pop 2,777 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Here is how census tract 48029160901, in the Columbia Heights area of San Antonio eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,777. That is riskier than roughly 67% 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 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,051 a month against an average household income of $39,355 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 18% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units940
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate35.0%
Median income$39,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Columbia Heights
Very High
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 375 tracts In Bexar
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#652 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.3676, -98.5461 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia Heights scores 6

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
35.0% poverty · this tract
8.7
Supply constraint
$1,051 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 6.06.0This tracttract 160901San Antonio: 2.82.8San Antonioparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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.

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)

  • 382Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 9.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.9%Peak (2000)
  • 23Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480291609012000: 72 filings (14.93/100 renter HHs)2001: 65 filings (13.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 62 filings (12.85/100 renter HHs)2003: 34 filings (7.05/100 renter HHs)2004: 33 filings (6.84/100 renter HHs)2005: 34 filings (8.62/100 renter HHs)2006: 23 filings (5.83/100 renter HHs)2007: 36 filings (9.13/100 renter HHs)2008: 23 filings (5.83/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 68% 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 heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.7/10. 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 382 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 9.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.9% of renter households in 2000.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48029160901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029160901?

Census tract 48029160901 in the Columbia Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 48029160901?

Median gross rent is $1,051/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029160901?

35.0% of residents in tract 48029160901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,777.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029160901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 97th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 48029160901 considered part of Columbia Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029160901 fall within Columbia Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029160901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 382 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029160901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.40% of renter households, peaking at 14.9% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029160901 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029160901 scores 6/10, 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 48029160901 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. 0% 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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