Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201432600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,062 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 48201432600 reflects conditions in Mahatma Gandhi District in Houston, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,129 a month while the average household earns $78,266 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
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
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
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 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
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
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,012 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 31.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.6% of renter households in 2009.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.84x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 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 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 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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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