Neighborhood · San Antonio, TX

Knob Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 12,834 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

Knob Hill spans 4 census tracts of San Antonio, TX and houses 12,834 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Cost burden runs 63% against 32.0% citywide, putting Knob Hill 30.9% over its own city. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is economic stress at 8.4/10. At $988 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of San Antonio commands.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,353 across 4 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 14.5% of renter households. Among the 88 mapped neighborhoods of San Antonio, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

Judgments average 6.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fulton and Woodlawn Lake.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Knob Hill vs San Antonio How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

62.9% +97%

San Antonio: 32.0%

Average gross rent

$988 -25%

San Antonio: $1,324

Average HH income

$35,574 -43%

San Antonio: $62,917

Poverty rate

37.5% +119%

San Antonio: 17.1%

Renter share

56.8% +19%

San Antonio: 47.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knob Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why Knob Hill scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Rent control risk

63% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

57% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Economic stress

37.5% below poverty line · Range 5.8–10.0 across tracts

8.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.4 across tracts

1.6

Risk score comparison

Knob Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Knob Hill?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 5.2 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Knob Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48029130402	5.2	3,837	66%	$872
48029130500	5.2	3,717	73%	$950
48029130401	5.2	3,650	50%	$1,091
48029130200	5.2	1,630	63%	$1,118

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 95%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 83%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Knob Hill

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,353Total filings (sum)
8.38%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2008)
11.95%Latest filed (2008)

Frequently asked

About Knob Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Knob Hill?

Knob Hill scores 5.2/10 (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.

How does Knob Hill compare to San Antonio overall?

Knob Hill scores 1.4 points higher than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $988 vs $1,324.

What is the average rent in Knob Hill?

Average gross rent in Knob Hill is $988/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Knob Hill residents are renters?

57% of Knob Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 12,834 residents.

Is Knob Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Knob Hill sits in the 98th 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.

Which tracts in Knob Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Knob Hill is census tract 48029130402 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Knob Hill for landlords?

Knob Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Knob Hill?

Knob Hill has 13,211 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (80.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Knob Hill

4.6 Denver Heights 5 tracts · pop 16,374 5.2 Government Hill 3 tracts · pop 8,621 4.5 Lavaca 2 tracts · pop 4,140 5.2 Skyline Park 2 tracts · pop 10,985 4.3 Blue Star 3 tracts · pop 10,812 5.2 Cattleman's Square 3 tracts · pop 13,070

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside San Antonio

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Knob Hill.

5.2 Fulton 1 tracts · pop 3,011 5.2 Woodlawn Lake 3 tracts · pop 11,295 5.2 Keystone Park 2 tracts · pop 8,435 5.2 Prospect Hill 7 tracts · pop 26,950 5.2 Cattleman's Square 3 tracts · pop 13,070 5.2 Skyline Park 2 tracts · pop 10,985

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