Neighborhood · San Antonio, TX

Prospect Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 26,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

Prospect Hill spans 7 census tracts of San Antonio, TX and houses 26,950 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 32.0% citywide, putting Prospect Hill 17.0% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.

At $949 a month, rents sit 28% under what the rest of San Antonio commands. Running hot is economic stress at 8.4/10.

Court records carry 1,416 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 12.9% of renter households.

That places it #1 of 88 neighborhoods in San Antonio. Judgments average 2.8% 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 Keystone Park.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 7 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

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

% of income on rent

49.0% +53%

San Antonio: 32.0%

Average gross rent

$949 -28%

San Antonio: $1,324

Average HH income

$40,138 -36%

San Antonio: $62,917

Poverty rate

33.9% +98%

San Antonio: 17.1%

Renter share

45.9% -4%

San Antonio: 47.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Prospect Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why Prospect 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

49% 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

46% 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

33.9% below poverty line · Range 6.8–10.0 across tracts

8.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.8 across tracts

1.4

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Prospect 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 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

7 tracts in Prospect Hill

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48029170300	5.2	5,353	43%	$1,004
48029170402	5.2	4,666	63%	$989
48029170700	5.2	4,553	48%	$951
48029170401	5.2	3,838	56%	$845
48029170900	5.2	3,622	24%	$1,020
48029170102	5.2	2,891	75%	$895
48029170800	5.2	2,027	30%	$850

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%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 96%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 55%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Prospect Hill

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,416Total filings (sum)
4.42%Avg annual filing rate
12.9%Peak year (2008)
5.35%Latest filed (2008)

Frequently asked

About Prospect Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Prospect Hill?

Prospect Hill scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 Prospect Hill compare to San Antonio overall?

Prospect Hill scores 1.4 points higher than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $949 vs $1,324.

What is the average rent in Prospect Hill?

Average gross rent in Prospect Hill is $949/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Prospect Hill residents are renters?

46% of Prospect Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 26,950 residents.

Is Prospect Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Prospect Hill sits in the 94th 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 Prospect Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Prospect Hill is census tract 48029170300 (score 5.2/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Prospect Hill for landlords?

Prospect Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Prospect Hill?

Prospect Hill has 28,113 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (93.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Prospect Hill

5.2 Woodlawn Lake 3 tracts · pop 11,295 5.2 Cattleman's Square 3 tracts · pop 13,070 4.9 Five Points 2 tracts · pop 3,673 4.5 Monticello Park 3 tracts · pop 11,889 4.5 Beacon Hill 2 tracts · pop 5,227 4.6 Hillcrest 4 tracts · pop 16,887

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside San Antonio

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

5.2 Fulton 1 tracts · pop 3,011 5.2 Keystone Park 2 tracts · pop 8,435 5.2 Knob Hill 4 tracts · pop 12,834 5.2 Woodlawn Lake 3 tracts · pop 11,295 5.2 Cattleman's Square 3 tracts · pop 13,070 5.2 Westwood Village 2 tracts · pop 8,884

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