1 census tracts · pop 5,240 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bandera is a one-tract neighborhood of Highland Village, TX, population 5,240. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 100% against 38.3% citywide, putting Bandera 61.7% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 48 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 34.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 7.3% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Highland Village.
Only 1% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
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
Bandera vs Highland VillageHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bandera
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
48Total filings (sum)
10.72%Avg annual filing rate
34.3%Peak year (2007)
7.27%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
7Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.58×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth, TX).
Frequently asked
About Bandera
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bandera?
Bandera 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 Bandera compare to Highland Village overall?
Bandera scores 0.2 points lower than Highland Village overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 100% of income on rent vs 38% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Bandera residents are renters?
1% of Bandera households are renter-occupied (vs 8% in Highland Village). The neighborhood has 5,240 residents.
Q4
Is Bandera a high social-vulnerability area?
Bandera sits in the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Bandera for landlords?
Bandera 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 Highland Village as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Bandera?
Bandera has 5,326 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
