Within neighborhood
85
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,699 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201421206 · Harris, TX · pop 2,306 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 48201421206 covers Mahatma Gandhi District in Houston, home to 2,306 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,035 a month against an average household income of $29,875 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units781
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate39.9%
Median income$29,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7182, -95.4869 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 3.8
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
39.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,035 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 65Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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
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 Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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 48201421206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421206?
Census tract 48201421206 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 48201421206?
Median gross rent is $1,035/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421206?
39.9% of residents in tract 48201421206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,306.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 62th, minority 100th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 48201421206 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421206 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201421206 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201421206 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201421206 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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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