5 census tracts · pop 28,216 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.5–5.2
Terrell Wells spans 5 census tracts of San Antonio, TX and houses 28,216 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the San Antonio rate of 32.0%.
30% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.5 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 1,668 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,117, 16% below the San Antonio average of $1,324. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 17.9% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
Among the 88 mapped neighborhoods of San Antonio, it ranks #32 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 5.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Shavano Forest and Brooks. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Terrell Wells vs San AntonioHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Terrell Wells
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,668Total filings (sum)
7.32%Avg annual filing rate
17.9%Peak year (2008)
8.72%Latest filed (2008)
Frequently asked
About Terrell Wells
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Terrell Wells?
Terrell Wells scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Terrell Wells compare to San Antonio overall?
Terrell Wells scores 0.5 points higher than San Antonio overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,117 vs $1,324.
Q3
What is the average rent in Terrell Wells?
Average gross rent in Terrell Wells is $1,117/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Terrell Wells residents are renters?
28% of Terrell Wells households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in San Antonio). The neighborhood has 28,216 residents.
Q5
Is Terrell Wells a high social-vulnerability area?
Terrell Wells sits in the 90th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Terrell Wells have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Terrell Wells is census tract 48029151301 (score 5.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.2, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Terrell Wells for landlords?
Terrell Wells carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Terrell Wells?
Terrell Wells has 29,572 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (90%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.8%), Other / Multiracial (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
