1 census tracts · pop 2,686 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Vista Verde is a one-tract neighborhood of Harlingen, TX and houses 2,686 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10.
38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Harlingen rate of 28.7%. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $777, 16% below the Harlingen average of $928. Court records for this tract carry 17 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Harlingen, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, River Oaks and Fountain View Village score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $45,573. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Vista Verde vs HarlingenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Vista Verde
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
17Total filings (sum)
2.53%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2016)
2.24%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Vista Verde
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Vista Verde?
Vista Verde scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Vista Verde compare to Harlingen overall?
Vista Verde scores 0.5 points higher than Harlingen overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $777 vs $928.
Q3
What is the average rent in Vista Verde?
Average gross rent in Vista Verde is $777/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Vista Verde residents are renters?
39% of Vista Verde households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Harlingen). The neighborhood has 2,686 residents.
Q5
Is Vista Verde a high social-vulnerability area?
Vista Verde sits in the 93rd 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
How safe is Vista Verde for landlords?
Vista Verde carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Vista Verde?
Vista Verde has 2,493 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (97.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (0%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
