Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Harlingen Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48061011100 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,785
48061011100 is a census tract in Harlingen, TX. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,785 residents. Against Cameron County at 42.8%, 74% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate37.5%
Median income$30,108
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harlingen and the region
Centroid at 26.1849, -97.6972 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harlingen scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Harlingen
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
37.5% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$735 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harlingen
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harlingen
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harlingen
7.2
How Harlingen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 20Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2018)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harlingen
Adults with no health insurance runs 41.7% against 11.3% nationally. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.4/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
Disability prevalence runs 44.7% against 31.5% nationally. Average gross rent is $735, 21% below the Harlingen average.
Court records carry 20 eviction filings across 3 observed years. The worst year on record was 2018, when 3.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48061011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011100?
Census tract 48061011100 in Harlingen scores 5.4/10 (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 48061011100?
Median gross rent is $735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011100?
37.5% of residents in tract 48061011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,785.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 94th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061011100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061011100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.27% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 48061011100 compare to Harlingen overall?
Tract 48061011100 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Harlingen at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harlingen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Harlingen
Top eight tracts in Harlingen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Fountain View Village
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Fountain View Village
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Acacia
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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48061010802
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061011802
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48061011200
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Fountain View Village
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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