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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Hillcrest Eviction Risk: Lower , San Antonio

Tract 48029180603 · Bexar, TX · pop 2,038 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 48029180603 covers part of the Hillcrest area of San Antonio, TX, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,038 residents. Against Bexar County at 48.2%, 32% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 39% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units790
Renter share57.5%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$68,359

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Hillcrest
Very Low
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#209 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Low
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#224 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Moderate
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#3,589 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.4849, -98.5839 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillcrest scores 3.5

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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,256 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Hillcrest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hillcrest risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 1806033.8San Antonioparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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)

  • 15Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2005)
  • 4Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48029180603
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hillcrest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillcrest

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.9/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 22.4% against 11.3% nationally.

The filing record is not thin: 15 evictions over 6 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2005, when 1.7% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 1.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Bexar County average of 4.1 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48029180603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029180603?

Census tract 48029180603 in the Hillcrest neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48029180603?

Median gross rent is $1,256/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029180603?

9.4% of residents in tract 48029180603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,038.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029180603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 58th, minority 83th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 48029180603 considered part of Hillcrest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029180603 fall within Hillcrest (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029180603?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 48029180603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.03% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029180603 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029180603 scores 3.5/10, 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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