Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Schertz Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48029131601 · Bexar, TX · pop 8,213 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Schertz
Census tract 48029131601 covers Schertz in Bexar County, home to 8,213 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,965 a month while the average household earns $108,094 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,757
Renter share10.8%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$108,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schertz and the region
Centroid at 29.5032, -98.2557 · click any tract to drill in
Why Schertz scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Schertz
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,965 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schertz
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schertz
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schertz
4.5
How Schertz compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 250Total filings over 9 yrs
- 7.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.0%Peak (2004)
- 25Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Schertz
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Schertz, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bexar County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 250 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 7.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.0% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48029131601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029131601?
Census tract 48029131601 in Schertz scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48029131601?
Median gross rent is $1,965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48029131601?
4.8% of residents in tract 48029131601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,213.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48029131601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 50th, minority 76th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029131601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 250 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029131601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.90% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 48029131601 compare to Schertz overall?
Tract 48029131601 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Schertz at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schertz; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Schertz
Top eight tracts in Schertz ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48187210705
3
/ 10 · Low
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48187210706
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48091310804
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48187210613
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48187210614
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · TX
48187210707
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48187210709
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TX
48187210710
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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