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Nuevo Santander Eviction Risk: Lower , McAllen

Tract 48215020808 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 2,775 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 3.4/10, tract 48215020808 in the Nuevo Santander area of McAllen, TX reads lower for landlord eviction risk. 48% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 13% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units893
Renter share34.5%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$45,633

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Nuevo Santander
Very High
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 53 tracts In McAllen
Elevated
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#127 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Moderate
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#3,765 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2581, -98.2288 · click any tract to drill in

Why Nuevo Santander 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
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,076 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 Nuevo Santander compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Nuevo Santander risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0208083.4McAllenparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Nuevo Santander. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Nuevo Santander

Cost burden runs 62% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 30.1% against 11.3% nationally.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 3/10. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

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 $1,076, close to the McAllen average.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $45,633.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020808

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020808?

Census tract 48215020808 in the Nuevo Santander neighborhood 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 48215020808?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020808?

21.3% of residents in tract 48215020808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,775.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020808?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 26th, minority 91th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 48215020808 considered part of Nuevo Santander?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020808 fall within Nuevo Santander (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215020808 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020808 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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