College Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , McAllen
Tract 48215020505 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,835 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
College Heights in McAllen anchors census tract 48215020505, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 77% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $698 a month while the average household earns $21,462 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Risk heat across McAllen and the region
Centroid at 26.2033, -98.2529 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Heights scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow College Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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What drives eviction risk in College Heights
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 McAllen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 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 97th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
About tract 48215020505
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