4 census tracts · pop 16,887 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.5–5.2
Hillcrest spans 4 census tracts of San Antonio, TX, population 16,887. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 32.0% citywide, putting Hillcrest 20.1% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 5.2, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,066, 19% below the San Antonio average of $1,324.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 1,135 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 16.4% of renter households. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 5.8% in 2008, is well off that peak.
That places it #21 of 88 neighborhoods in San Antonio. For a like-for-like read, La Villita and Monticello Park score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $50,922.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Hillcrest vs San AntonioHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hillcrest
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,135Total filings (sum)
5.57%Avg annual filing rate
16.4%Peak year (2006)
6.23%Latest filed (2008)
Frequently asked
About Hillcrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillcrest?
Hillcrest scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Hillcrest compare to San Antonio overall?
Hillcrest scores 1.0 points higher than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,324.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillcrest?
Average gross rent in Hillcrest is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillcrest residents are renters?
52% of Hillcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 16,887 residents.
Q5
Is Hillcrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillcrest sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hillcrest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hillcrest is census tract 48029180604 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.2, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Hillcrest for landlords?
Hillcrest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Antonio as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hillcrest?
Hillcrest has 16,347 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (81.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
