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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

College Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , McAllen

Tract 48215020505 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,835 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 48215020505 sits in the College Heights area of McAllen eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 11% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units890
Renter share47.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate34.2%
Median income$21,462

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In College Heights
High
Within parent city
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 53 tracts In McAllen
Very High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#41 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#1,569 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2033, -98.2529 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from McAllen
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
34.2% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$698 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from McAllen
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McAllen
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from McAllen
3.0

How College Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0205053.4McAllenparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Heights

Cost burden runs 77% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County. Adults with no health insurance runs 40.4% against 11.3% nationally.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $21,462, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $698, 33% below the McAllen average.

The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.6/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.2% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 0.8 points above the Hidalgo County average of 3.9.

That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020505

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020505?

Census tract 48215020505 in the College Heights neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 48215020505?

Median gross rent is $698/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020505?

34.2% of residents in tract 48215020505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,835.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 94th, minority 95th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 48215020505 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215020505 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215020505 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020505 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of McAllen at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McAllen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McAllen

Top eight tracts in McAllen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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