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 EdinburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%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.