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Neighborhood · Edinburg, TX

University Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,924 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

University Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Edinburg, TX, population 4,924. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Against a Edinburg baseline of 28.6%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 46%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 91% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. At $846 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Edinburg commands. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 3/10.

That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Edinburg. For a like-for-like read, Vista de Las Colinas and Schunior Village score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
University Park vs Edinburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
66.3% +132%
Edinburg: 28.6%
Average gross rent
$846 -15%
Edinburg: $996
Average HH income
$23,192 -60%
Edinburg: $57,789
Poverty rate
46.4% +81%
Edinburg: 25.7%
Renter share
90.6% +94%
Edinburg: 46.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why University Park scores 4.8

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
66% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
91% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
46.4% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Risk score comparison

University Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

University Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8University ParkNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in University Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
48215024002 4.8 4,924 66% $846
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 10%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About University Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for University Park?

University Park scores 4.8/10 (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 University Park compare to Edinburg overall?

University Park scores 1.4 points higher than Edinburg overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $846 vs $996.
Q3

What is the average rent in University Park?

Average gross rent in University Park is $846/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of University Park residents are renters?

91% of University Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Edinburg). The neighborhood has 4,924 residents.
Q5

Is University Park a high social-vulnerability area?

University Park sits in the 75th 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 University Park for landlords?

University Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Edinburg as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of University Park?

University Park has 5,751 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (69.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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