3 census tracts · pop 10,182 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.7
Monte Vista is a 3-tract neighborhood of San Antonio, TX and houses 10,182 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the San Antonio rate of 32.0%. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.7. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 190 across 3 observed tracts.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 4.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2008, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,222, 8% below the San Antonio average of $1,324.
Among the 88 mapped neighborhoods of San Antonio, it ranks #44 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Iron Mountain Ranch and Laurel Bend.
Against average income of $103,466, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Monte Vista vs San AntonioHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Monte Vista
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
190Total filings (sum)
1.27%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2007)
1.13%Latest filed (2008)
Frequently asked
About Monte Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Monte Vista?
Monte Vista scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Monte Vista compare to San Antonio overall?
Monte Vista scores 0.2 points lower than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,222 vs $1,324.
Q3
What is the average rent in Monte Vista?
Average gross rent in Monte Vista is $1,222/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Monte Vista residents are renters?
43% of Monte Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 10,182 residents.
Q5
Is Monte Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Monte Vista sits in the 37th 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
Which tracts in Monte Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Monte Vista is census tract 48029190700 (score 4.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.7, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Monte Vista for landlords?
Monte Vista carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Monte Vista?
Monte Vista has 10,288 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Hispanic / Latino (39.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
