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Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

McAllen Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48215020511 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,401 · 90% of tract blocks fall in McAllen

Census tract 48215020511 covers part of McAllen, TX, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,401 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 29% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,197
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.9%
Median income$54,646

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#16 of 53 tracts In McAllen
Elevated
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#130 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Low
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#3,765 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.1860, -98.2764 · click any tract to drill in

Why McAllen scores 3.4

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
23.9% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 McAllen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
McAllen risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0205113.4McAllenparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McAllen

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.7% against 11.3% nationally.

Cost burden runs 34% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 3/10.

Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,103, close to the McAllen average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $54,646.

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 48215020511

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020511?

Census tract 48215020511 in McAllen scores 3.4/10 (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 48215020511?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020511?

23.9% of residents in tract 48215020511 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,401.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020511?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 68th, minority 97th, housing 36th.
Q5

How does tract 48215020511 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020511 scores 3.4/10, right in line with 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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