McAllen Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215021002 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,851
Census tract 48215021002 sits in McAllen eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #55,751 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $622 monthly, set against $34,605 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Risk heat across McAllen and the region
Centroid at 26.2051, -98.2207 · click any tract to drill in
Why McAllen scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow McAllen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
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What drives eviction risk in McAllen
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 98th 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in McAllen
Top eight tracts in McAllen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.