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Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Harlingen Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48061011200 · Cameron, TX · pop 1,702

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48061011200 (Harlingen in Cameron County, Texas) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #55,582 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $731 monthly, set against $44,338 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 22% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units509
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate40.0%
Median income$44,338

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 23 tracts In Harlingen
Elevated
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#45 of 121 tracts In Cameron
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#525 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10,885 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.1860, -97.6857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harlingen scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
40.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$731 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.
Harlingen risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 011200Harlingen: 2.52.5Harlingenparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

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)

  • 8Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610112002015: 5 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)2018: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harlingen

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Harlingen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cameron County average of 4.5 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011200?

Census tract 48061011200 in Harlingen scores 6.1/10 (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 48061011200?

Median gross rent is $731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011200?

40.0% of residents in tract 48061011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,702.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 99th, minority 92th, housing 19th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061011200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 48061011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.36% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48061011200 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061011200 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Harlingen at 2.5/10. 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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