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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Las Palmas Del Valle Eviction Risk: Lower , Mercedes

Tract 48215023105 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,372 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 48215023105 covers part of the Las Palmas Del Valle area of Mercedes, TX, and scores 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,372 residents. Against Hidalgo County at 42.3%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
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 neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Las Palmas Del Valle
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Mercedes
Very Low
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#134 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Low
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#3,941 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
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 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Las Palmas Del Valle risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.3This tracttract 0231054.0Mercedesparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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

Adults with no health insurance runs 33.8% against 11.3% nationally. The score leans hardest on housing-court posture at 9/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.8/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.3/10.

The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Average gross rent is $926, 14% above the Mercedes average. It sits 0.6 points below the Hidalgo County average of 3.9.

Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $67,284, annual rent is just 17%.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

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 3.3/10 (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 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 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Mercedes at 4/10. 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.
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