1 census tracts · pop 6,555 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Messina is a one-tract neighborhood of San Antonio, TX and houses 6,555 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 45% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the San Antonio rate of 32.0%. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
At $1,690 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of San Antonio commands. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 37 eviction filings.
The voucher gap is 12.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 20.6% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Among the 88 mapped neighborhoods of San Antonio, it ranks #60 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 11.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wynwood at the Villages of Westcreek and Deer Hollow.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Messina vs San AntonioHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Messina
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
37Total filings (sum)
23.66%Avg annual filing rate
20.6%Peak year (2008)
20.60%Latest filed (2008)
Frequently asked
About Messina
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Messina?
Messina scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Messina compare to San Antonio overall?
Messina scores 0.8 points lower than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,690 vs $1,324.
Q3
What is the average rent in Messina?
Average gross rent in Messina is $1,690/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Messina residents are renters?
44% of Messina households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 6,555 residents.
Q5
Is Messina a high social-vulnerability area?
Messina sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Messina for landlords?
Messina carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Messina?
Messina has 6,906 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), Hispanic / Latino (36.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
