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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Hillcrest Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Antonio

Tract 48029180604 · Bexar, TX · pop 6,328 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Antonio centers on tract 48029180604, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,328 residents. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,103 a month against an average household income of $54,471 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 19% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,608
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$54,471

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Hillcrest
Elevated
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#84 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 375 tracts In Bexar
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,216 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.4813, -98.5706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillcrest scores 5.5

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
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 180604San Antonio: 2.82.8San Antonioparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. 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
  • 3.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.2%Peak (2003)
  • 50Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480291806042000: 17 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2001: 15 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2002: 64 filings (5.80/100 renter HHs)2003: 79 filings (7.15/100 renter HHs)2004: 27 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2005: 31 filings (2.88/100 renter HHs)2006: 56 filings (5.20/100 renter HHs)2007: 43 filings (3.99/100 renter HHs)2008: 50 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 194% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hillcrest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillcrest

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 about the same as 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 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.2% of renter households in 2003.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), 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 48029180604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029180604?

Census tract 48029180604 in the Hillcrest neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 48029180604?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029180604?

25.0% of residents in tract 48029180604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,328.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029180604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 84th, minority 91th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 48029180604 considered part of Hillcrest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48029180604 fall within Hillcrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029180604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 382 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029180604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.89% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48029180604 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029180604 scores 5.5/10, 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 48029180604 historically redlined?

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