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Knightwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Harlingen

Tract 48061010602 · Cameron, TX · pop 1,576 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.3/10 for census tract 48061010602 reflects conditions in Knightwood in Harlingen, Texas. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $887 a month while the average household earns $72,500 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 16% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units604
Renter share23.2%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$72,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Knightwood
Very Low
Within parent city
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 23 tracts In Harlingen
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#100 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Very Low
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#2,476 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.2083, -97.6811 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knightwood scores 4.5

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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$887 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Knightwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Knightwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 010602Harlingen: 2.52.5Harlingenparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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)

  • 13Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 3.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak (2016)
  • 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610106022015: 3 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (4.83/100 renter HHs)2018: 3 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Knightwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knightwood

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 below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th 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 13 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061010602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061010602?

Census tract 48061010602 in the Knightwood neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48061010602?

Median gross rent is $887/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061010602?

11.0% of residents in tract 48061010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,576.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061010602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 82th, minority 83th, housing 28th.
Q5

Is tract 48061010602 considered part of Knightwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061010602 fall within Knightwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061010602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061010602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.17% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061010602 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061010602 scores 4.5/10, 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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