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Vista Verde Eviction Risk: Moderate , Harlingen

Tract 48061010500 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,686 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48061010500 (the Vista Verde area of Harlingen, Texas) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $777 a month against an average household income of $45,573 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 24% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units813
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$45,573

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Vista Verde
Moderate
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 23 tracts In Harlingen
Elevated
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#58 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Moderate
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#875 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.2028, -97.7132 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vista Verde scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Harlingen
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$777 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harlingen
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harlingen
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harlingen
7.2

How Vista Verde compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Vista Verde risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 010500Harlingen: 2.52.5Harlingenparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 17Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2016)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610105002015: 3 filings (1.30/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (4.04/100 renter HHs)2018: 5 filings (2.24/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vista Verde

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Harlingen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cameron County average of 4.5 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061010500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061010500?

Census tract 48061010500 in the Vista Verde neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 48061010500?

Median gross rent is $777/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061010500?

24.6% of residents in tract 48061010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,686.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061010500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 95th, minority 95th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 48061010500 considered part of Vista Verde?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061010500 fall within Vista Verde (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061010500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061010500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.53% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061010500 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061010500 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Harlingen at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harlingen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harlingen

Top eight tracts in Harlingen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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