Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Las Palmas Del Valle Eviction Risk: Elevated , Mercedes
Tract 48215023000 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,088 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Las Palmas Del Valle neighborhood of Mercedes centers on tract 48215023000, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,088 residents. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $554 a month while the average household earns $27,813 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,043
Renter share47.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$27,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercedes and the region
Centroid at 26.1420, -97.8917 · click any tract to drill in
Why Las Palmas Del Valle scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mercedes
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
36.2% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$554 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mercedes
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mercedes
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mercedes
9.0
How Las Palmas Del Valle compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Las Palmas Del Valle. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Las Palmas Del Valle
The score leans hardest on 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 Mercedes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and above 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215023000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215023000?
Census tract 48215023000 in the Las Palmas Del Valle neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 48215023000?
Median gross rent is $554/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215023000?
36.2% of residents in tract 48215023000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,088.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215023000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 99th, minority 93th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 48215023000 considered part of Las Palmas Del Valle?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215023000 fall within Las Palmas Del Valle (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48215023000 compare to Mercedes overall?
Tract 48215023000 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mercedes at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mercedes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mercedes
Top eight tracts in Mercedes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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