1 census tracts · pop 3,012 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Embers is a one-tract neighborhood of McAllen, TX and houses 3,012 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $1,634 a month, rents sit 56% over what the rest of McAllen commands.
What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 64.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
19% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well below the McAllen rate of 30.5%. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 19% 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.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of McAllen, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Sharyland Plantation and Ventana del Sol score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $116,641, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Embers vs McAllenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About The Embers
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Embers?
The Embers scores 3/10 (Lower 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 The Embers compare to McAllen overall?
The Embers scores 0.4 points lower than McAllen overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 19% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,634 vs $1,049.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Embers?
Average gross rent in The Embers is $1,634/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Embers residents are renters?
29% of The Embers households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in McAllen). The neighborhood has 3,012 residents.
Q5
Is The Embers a high social-vulnerability area?
The Embers sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 The Embers for landlords?
The Embers carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 McAllen as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Embers?
The Embers has 3,400 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (78.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
