Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Boca Chica and Medford Colonia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Reid Hope King
Tract 48061013207 · Cameron, TX · pop 4,301 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 48061013207 belongs to the Boca Chica and Medford Colonia neighborhood of Reid Hope King, Texas. It is home to 4,301 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $853 a month against an average household income of $45,254 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,388
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate33.4%
Median income$45,254
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Reid Hope King and the region
Centroid at 25.9304, -97.4125 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boca Chica and Medford Colonia scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Reid Hope King
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
33.4% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$853 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Reid Hope King
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Reid Hope King
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Reid Hope King
1.3
How Boca Chica and Medford Colonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 42Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2016)
- 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boca Chica and Medford Colonia
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 Reid Hope King, 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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 48061013207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061013207?
Census tract 48061013207 in the Boca Chica and Medford Colonia neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48061013207?
Median gross rent is $853/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061013207?
33.4% of residents in tract 48061013207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,301.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061013207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 92th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 48061013207 considered part of Boca Chica and Medford Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061013207 fall within Boca Chica and Medford Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061013207?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061013207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.81% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48061013207 compare to Reid Hope King overall?
Tract 48061013207 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Reid Hope King at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Reid Hope King; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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