Neighborhood · Harlingen, TX

Fountain View Village Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 14,054 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 5.6–6.5

Fountain View Village is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Harlingen with 4 census tracts and a population of 14,054 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $733/month sits 21% lower than the Harlingen citywide average ($928).

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

4 tracts · population-weighted

Fountain View Village vs Harlingen How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.3% +68%

Harlingen: 28.7%

Average gross rent

$733 -21%

Harlingen: $928

Average HH income

$37,826 -32%

Harlingen: $55,891

Poverty rate

29.5% +20%

Harlingen: 24.6%

Renter share

51.1% +16%

Harlingen: 43.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fountain View Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.6–6.5

Why Fountain View Village scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts

6.1

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

51% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts

7.2

Economic stress

29.5% below poverty line · Range 5.2–9.2 across tracts

7.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–4.2 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Fountain View Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Fountain View Village?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.9 points from 5.6 to 6.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.5 6.3 5.9 5.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Fountain View Village

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48061010603	6.5	5,010	33%	$632
48061010801	6.3	4,589	61%	$871
48061010900	5.9	1,286	40%	$671
48061010700	5.6	3,169	58%	$719

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 97%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 91%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 75%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fountain View Village

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

111Total filings (sum)
5.14%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak year (2015)
4.42%Latest filed (2018)

Frequently asked

About Fountain View Village

What is the eviction-risk score for Fountain View Village?

Fountain View Village scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Fountain View Village compare to Harlingen overall?

Fountain View Village scores 3.7 points higher than Harlingen overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $733 vs $928.

What is the average rent in Fountain View Village?

Average gross rent in Fountain View Village is $733/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Fountain View Village residents are renters?

51% of Fountain View Village households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Harlingen). The neighborhood has 14,054 residents.

Is Fountain View Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Fountain View Village sits in the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Fountain View Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Fountain View Village is census tract 48061010603 (score 6.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.5, a spread of 0.9 points.

How safe is Fountain View Village for landlords?

Fountain View Village carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Harlingen as a whole (2.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Fountain View Village?

Fountain View Village has 14,458 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (86.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Fountain View Village

5 Knightwood 2 tracts · pop 5,725 4.2 Treasure Hills 2 tracts · pop 6,365 5.2 Bonnaville Terrace Colonia 2 tracts · pop 7,937 5.5 Los Ebanos 6 tracts · pop 19,089 6.3 Riverside 4 tracts · pop 11,193 6.4 Southmost 8 tracts · pop 25,731

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Harlingen

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Fountain View Village.

6.3 Acacia 1 tracts · pop 2,896 5.8 Vista Verde 1 tracts · pop 2,686 5.8 River Oaks 1 tracts · pop 3,656 5.2 Knightwood 2 tracts · pop 5,725 5.2 Bonnaville Terrace Colonia 2 tracts · pop 7,937 5 Kiskadee Heights 1 tracts · pop 5,446

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