Within neighborhood
5
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201432102 · Harris, TX · pop 4,243 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
48201432102 is a census tract in the Mahatma Gandhi District area of Houston, TX. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,986
Renter share81.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$58,101
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7338, -95.5080 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 4.3
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
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,491 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 85%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)
- 1,188Total filings 2020-21
- 15.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.86×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
Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 81% 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.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,491, 10% above the Houston average. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters. It tracks the Harris County average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $58,101.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432102?
Census tract 48201432102 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48201432102?
Median gross rent is $1,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432102?
15.2% of residents in tract 48201432102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,243.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 4th, minority 85th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432102 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432102 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432102 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.86× 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 48201432102 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432102 scores 4.3/10, 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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