Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Basham Number 15 Colonia Eviction Risk: Lower , Palmview
Tract 48215020209 ·
Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,855 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 48215020209 sits in the Basham Number 15 Colonia area of Palmview, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Cost burden runs 25% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 15%Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,016
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$90,476
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Basham Number 15 Colonia
Moderate
Within parent city
0th percentile
#5 of 5 tracts In Palmview
Very Low
Within county
25th percentile
#160 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Low
Within state
35th percentile
#4,505 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmview and the region
Centroid at 26.2400, -98.3579 · click any tract to drill in
Why Basham Number 15 Colonia scores 3
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
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$908 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Basham Number 15 Colonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
74%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
20%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Basham Number 15 Colonia
Adults with no health insurance runs 34.7% against 11.3% nationally. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.2/10.
Average gross rent is $908, 34% above the Palmview average. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10. Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 20% 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 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $90,476, annual rent is just 12%. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215020209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020209?
Census tract 48215020209 in the Basham Number 15 Colonia neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 48215020209?
Median gross rent is $908/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020209?
14.5% of residents in tract 48215020209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,855.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 78th, minority 100th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 48215020209 considered part of Basham Number 15 Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020209 fall within Basham Number 15 Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48215020209 compare to Palmview overall?
Tract 48215020209 scores 3/10, lower 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.