Basham Number 11 Colonia Eviction Risk: Elevated , La Homa
Tract 48215024107 ·
Hidalgo, TX · pop 4,379 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
How risky is the Basham Number 11 Colonia area of La Homa for landlords? Census tract 48215024107 scores 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #58,443 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $757 monthly, set against $39,605 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%Stable renters 27%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,249
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate35.5%
Median income$39,605
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Basham Number 11 Colonia
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In La Homa
Very High
Within county
72th percentile
#61 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Elevated
Within state
99th percentile
#86 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Homa and the region
Centroid at 26.2693, -98.3657 · click any tract to drill in
Why Basham Number 11 Colonia scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from La Homa
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
35.5% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$757 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Homa
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Homa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Homa
7.7
How Basham Number 11 Colonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
96%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Basham Number 11 Colonia
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.9/10. 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 La Homa, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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 48215024107
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024107?
Census tract 48215024107 in the Basham Number 11 Colonia neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 48215024107?
Median gross rent is $757/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024107?
35.5% of residents in tract 48215024107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024107?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 96th, minority 98th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 48215024107 considered part of Basham Number 11 Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215024107 fall within Basham Number 11 Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 48215024107 compare to La Homa overall?
Tract 48215024107 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of La Homa at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Homa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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