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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

College Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , McAllen

Tract 48215020506 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 2,153 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 48215020506 covers part of the College Heights area of McAllen, TX, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,153 residents. Adults with no health insurance runs 40.9% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 36% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units578
Renter share58.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$46,607

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In College Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 53 tracts In McAllen
Elevated
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#187 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#4,505 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2006, -98.2660 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from McAllen
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from McAllen
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McAllen
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from McAllen
3.0

How College Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0205063.4McAllenparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Heights

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 44.2% against 31.5% nationally.

Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points.

Against Hidalgo County at 42.3%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 3/10. The voucher gap is 12.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,115, close to the McAllen average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $46,607.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020506

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020506?

Census tract 48215020506 in the College Heights 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 48215020506?

Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020506?

16.0% of residents in tract 48215020506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,153.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 94th, minority 96th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 48215020506 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020506 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215020506 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020506 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of McAllen at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McAllen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McAllen

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

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