Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201432600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,062 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
48201432600 is a census tract in the Mahatma Gandhi District area of Houston, TX. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,062 residents. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units847
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$78,266
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7259, -95.5106 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 3.5
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,129 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,012Total filings over 7 yrs
- 31.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.6%Peak (2009)
- 60Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 69% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 627Total filings 2020-21
- 8.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.84×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
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
Against Harris County at 49.5%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,129, 17% below the Houston average.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,012 filings here across 7 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2009, when 32.6% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 31.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 8.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $78,266, annual rent is just 17%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432600?
Census tract 48201432600 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 48201432600?
Median gross rent is $1,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432600?
12.6% of residents in tract 48201432600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,062.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 71th, minority 61th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432600 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432600 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201432600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,012 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201432600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 31.58% of renter households, peaking at 32.6% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.84× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201432600 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432600 scores 3.5/10, right in line with 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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