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Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Weslaco Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215023103 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 8,181 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Weslaco

How risky is Weslaco for landlords? Census tract 48215023103 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $925 monthly, set against $43,454 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 24% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,951
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate35.8%
Median income$43,454

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 11 tracts In Weslaco
Very High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#46 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#6,848 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1928, -97.9509 · click any tract to drill in

Why Weslaco scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Weslaco
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
35.8% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$925 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Weslaco
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Weslaco
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Weslaco
7.5

How Weslaco compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Weslaco risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 023103Weslaco: 2.62.6Weslacoparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Weslaco

What moves this score most 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 Weslaco, 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215023103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215023103?

Census tract 48215023103 in Weslaco scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 48215023103?

Median gross rent is $925/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215023103?

35.8% of residents in tract 48215023103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,181.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215023103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 90th, minority 97th, housing 92th.
Q5

How does tract 48215023103 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215023103 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Weslaco at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Weslaco; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Weslaco

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

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