Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Las Palmas Del Valle Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mercedes
Tract 48215023105 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,372 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 48215023105 runs through the Las Palmas Del Valle neighborhood of Mercedes. With 6,372 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $926 monthly, set against $67,284 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,326
Renter share9.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$67,284
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercedes and the region
Centroid at 26.1657, -97.8901 · click any tract to drill in
Why Las Palmas Del Valle scores 5.4
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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$926 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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 heaviest input here is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 75th 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 48215023105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215023105?
Census tract 48215023105 in the Las Palmas Del Valle neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48215023105?
Median gross rent is $926/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215023105?
20.1% of residents in tract 48215023105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,372.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215023105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 68th, minority 97th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 48215023105 considered part of Las Palmas Del Valle?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215023105 fall within Las Palmas Del Valle (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48215023105 compare to Mercedes overall?
Tract 48215023105 scores 5.4/10, 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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