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Census Tract · Ranked #9,548 of 84,120 nationally

McAllen Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021001 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,809 · 94% of tract blocks fall in McAllen

How risky is McAllen for landlords? Census tract 48215021001 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $728 a month while the average household earns $15,638 a year, roughly 56% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 25% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units503
Renter share73.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate74.6%
Median income$15,638

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 53 tracts In McAllen
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#9,548 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2094, -98.2108 · click any tract to drill in

Why McAllen scores 6.4

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
74.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$728 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 021001McAllen: 2.92.9McAllenparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McAllen

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from McAllen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215021001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021001?

Census tract 48215021001 in McAllen scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 48215021001?

Median gross rent is $728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021001?

74.6% of residents in tract 48215021001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,809.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 98th, minority 98th, housing 95th.
Q5

How does tract 48215021001 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215021001 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of McAllen at 2.9/10. 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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