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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Victoria Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Edinburg

Tract 48215023908 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,426 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

How risky is the Victoria Heights neighborhood of Edinburg for landlords? Census tract 48215023908 scores 3.6/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than about 6% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,109 a month while the average household earns $86,658 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 49% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,548
Renter share64.2%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$86,658

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Victoria Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 21 tracts In Edinburg
Very Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#192 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very Low
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#2,781 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Edinburg and the region

Centroid at 26.2994, -98.2005 · click any tract to drill in

Why Victoria Heights scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Edinburg
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Edinburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Edinburg
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Edinburg
3.0

How Victoria Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Victoria Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 023908Edinburg: 3.03.0Edinburgparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Victoria Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Victoria Heights

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 Edinburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215023908

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215023908?

Census tract 48215023908 in the Victoria Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48215023908?

Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215023908?

10.7% of residents in tract 48215023908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,426.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215023908?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 11th, minority 89th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 48215023908 considered part of Victoria Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215023908 fall within Victoria Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215023908 compare to Edinburg overall?

Tract 48215023908 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Edinburg at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Edinburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Edinburg

Top eight tracts in Edinburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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