Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

College Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , McAllen

Tract 48215020729 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 2,163 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 48215020729 sits in the College Heights area of McAllen eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. Population here is 2,163. Adults with no health insurance runs 49.0% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 28% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units870

Renter share61.8%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate27.1%

Median income$25,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2128, -98.2417 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 4.4

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

27.1% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$766 rent vs county FMR

2.7

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

99%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Heights

Disability prevalence runs 52.8% against 31.5% nationally. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Cost burden runs 55% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County.

Set annual rent against average income of $25,417 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Average gross rent is $766, 27% below the McAllen average. The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.

That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020729

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020729?

Census tract 48215020729 in the College Heights neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48215020729?

Median gross rent is $766/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020729?

27.1% of residents in tract 48215020729 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,163.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020729?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 100th, minority 97th, housing 42th.

Is tract 48215020729 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020729 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48215020729 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020729 scores 4.4/10, higher 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.