Within neighborhood
15
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201421103 · Harris, TX · pop 1,511 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 48201421103 in the Mahatma Gandhi District area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,511. This is renter territory: 99% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 57%
Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units598
Renter share99.0%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate19.4%
Median income$39,907
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7183, -95.4806 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
19.4% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$967 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Mahatma Gandhi District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 182Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.84×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Mahatma Gandhi District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mahatma Gandhi District
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 28.4% against 11.3% nationally.
Average gross rent is $967, 29% below the Houston average. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Against Harris County at 49.5%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
It sits 0.9 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201421103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421103?
Census tract 48201421103 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 48201421103?
Median gross rent is $967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421103?
19.4% of residents in tract 48201421103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,511.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 24th, minority 91th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 48201421103 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421103 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201421103 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.84× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201421103 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201421103 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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