Within neighborhood
45
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201421302 · Harris, TX · pop 5,915 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48201421302 in the Mahatma Gandhi District area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,915 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share68.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$54,679
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7092, -95.5027 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 5.1
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
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,118 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 93Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 69% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Adults with no health insurance runs 21.6% against 11.3% nationally. It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. At $1,118 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Houston commands.
That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.9/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201421302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421302?
Census tract 48201421302 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201421302?
Median gross rent is $1,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421302?
25.2% of residents in tract 48201421302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,915.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 24th, minority 89th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 48201421302 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421302 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201421302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.05× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201421302 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201421302 scores 5.1/10, 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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