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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Mata Colonia Number 2 Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palmview

Tract 48215020206 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,490 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 48215020206 covers part of the Mata Colonia Number 2 area of Palmview, TX, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,490 residents. roughly three in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 6% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,207
Renter share20.8%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$45,649

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Mata Colonia Number 2
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Palmview
Moderate
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#61 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#1,972 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palmview and the region

Centroid at 26.2290, -98.3861 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mata Colonia Number 2 scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palmview
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$658 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmview
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmview
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmview
8.4

How Mata Colonia Number 2 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mata Colonia Number 2 risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0202063.6Palmviewparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mata Colonia Number 2. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mata Colonia Number 2

Adults with no health insurance runs 42.5% against 11.3% nationally. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.2/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10.

Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

At 21% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $45,649, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $658, close to the Palmview average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020206

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020206?

Census tract 48215020206 in the Mata Colonia Number 2 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 48215020206?

Median gross rent is $658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020206?

31.0% of residents in tract 48215020206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,490.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 89th, minority 100th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 48215020206 considered part of Mata Colonia Number 2?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020206 fall within Mata Colonia Number 2 (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215020206 compare to Palmview overall?

Tract 48215020206 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Palmview at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmview; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palmview

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

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