Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Fountain View Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harlingen

Tract 48061010603 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,010 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Fountain View Village in Harlingen anchors census tract 48061010603, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $632 a month while the average household earns $33,696 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 34% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,626

Renter share50.2%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate30.0%

Median income$33,696

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.2099, -97.7033 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountain View Village scores 6.5

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

30.0% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$632 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Fountain View Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

81%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fountain View Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fountain View Village

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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 48061010603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061010603?

Census tract 48061010603 in the Fountain View Village neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48061010603?

Median gross rent is $632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061010603?

30.0% of residents in tract 48061010603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,010.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061010603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 97th, minority 90th, housing 92th.

Is tract 48061010603 considered part of Fountain View Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061010603 fall within Fountain View Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48061010603 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061010603 scores 6.5/10, 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.