2 census tracts · pop 5,725 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–3.9
Knightwood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Harlingen, TX and houses 5,725 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Harlingen rate of 28.7%.
Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 13 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #6 of 12 neighborhoods in Harlingen.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Bonnaville Terrace Colonia and Kiskadee Heights. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $76,011, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Knightwood vs HarlingenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Knightwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
13Total filings (sum)
3.17%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2016)
2.07%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Knightwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knightwood?
Knightwood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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.
Q2
How does Knightwood compare to Harlingen overall?
Knightwood scores 0.3 points lower than Harlingen overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $903 vs $928.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knightwood?
Average gross rent in Knightwood is $903/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Knightwood residents are renters?
32% of Knightwood households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Harlingen). The neighborhood has 5,725 residents.
Q5
Is Knightwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Knightwood sits in the 76th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Knightwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Knightwood is census tract 48061010204 (score 3.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Knightwood for landlords?
Knightwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Knightwood?
Knightwood has 5,378 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (72.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
