Neighborhood · Ranked #56,265 of 84,120 nationally

Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201421402 · Harris, TX · pop 3,864 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Eviction risk in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood of Houston centers on tract 48201421402, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,864 residents. On the national scale it ranks #24,965 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $880 a month while the average household earns $34,836 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 42% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,318

Renter share98.0%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate46.0%

Median income$34,836

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7146, -95.4869 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

46.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$880 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 95

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

94%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

383Total filings over 7 yrs
7.71%Avg annual filing rate
5.9%Peak (2014)
31Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 21% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

335Total filings 2020-21
4.4Avg monthly (observed)
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.97×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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

The score leans hardest on 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 0.97x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 383 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201421402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421402?

Census tract 48201421402 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201421402?

Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421402?

46.0% of residents in tract 48201421402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,864.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 69th, minority 97th, housing 91th.

Is tract 48201421402 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421402 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201421402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 383 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201421402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.71% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201421402 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.97× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

How does tract 48201421402 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201421402 scores 3.6/10, 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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