Neighborhood · Houston, TX

Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Moderate

21 census tracts · pop 70,070 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 3.5–5.1

Mahatma Gandhi District spans 21 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 70,070. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Houston rate of 32.1%.

This is a renter market: 90% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Scores across the 21 constituent tracts range from 3.5 to 5.1. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Average gross rent is $1,044, 23% below the Houston average of $1,361.

Running hot is economic stress at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,649 across 4 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 32.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2015, is well off that peak.

That places it #46 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Maple Ridge Place and Grants Trace.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

Moderate

21 tracts · population-weighted

Mahatma Gandhi District vs Houston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

53.9% +68%

Houston: 32.1%

Average gross rent

$1,044 -23%

Houston: $1,361

Average HH income

$41,392 -34%

Houston: $62,894

Poverty rate

34.0% +73%

Houston: 19.7%

Renter share

90.1% +56%

Houston: 57.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mahatma Gandhi District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 21 tracts span score 3.5–5.1

Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

54% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

90% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

34.0% below poverty line · Range 3.2–10.0 across tracts

8.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.8 across tracts

1.9

Risk score comparison

Mahatma Gandhi District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mahatma Gandhi District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.6 points from 3.5 to 5.1. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

21 tracts in Mahatma Gandhi District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
48201421302	5.1	5,915	53%	$1,118
48201432705	5.1	5,562	63%	$1,161
48201432806	5.1	4,827	55%	$1,035
48201421403	5.1	4,793	52%	$896
48201421501	5.1	4,570	58%	$1,059
48201421401	5.1	3,895	43%	$890
48201421402	5.1	3,864	57%	$880
48201421204	5.1	3,857	40%	$927
48201421301	5.1	3,245	56%	$1,022
48201421601	5.1	2,995	56%	$1,050
48201421205	5.1	2,877	54%	$932
48201421502	5.1	2,806	44%	$1,008
48201432803	5.1	2,743	52%	$1,002
48201421203	5.1	2,451	55%	$1,067
48201421206	5.1	2,306	72%	$1,035
48201432006	5.1	2,079	55%	$1,023
48201432706	5.1	1,596	79%	$931
48201421103	4.9	1,511	42%	$967
48201432804	4.7	1,873	39%	$1,084
48201432102	4.3	4,243	51%	$1,491
48201432600	3.5	2,062	58%	$1,129

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 21 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 94%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 54%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 86%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mahatma Gandhi District

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,649Total filings (sum)
7.52%Avg annual filing rate
32.6%Peak year (2014)
3.03%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

6,454Total filings 2020-21
4.0Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.58×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).

Frequently asked

About Mahatma Gandhi District

What is the eviction-risk score for Mahatma Gandhi District?

Mahatma Gandhi District scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 21 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Mahatma Gandhi District compare to Houston overall?

Mahatma Gandhi District scores 1.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,044 vs $1,361.

What is the average rent in Mahatma Gandhi District?

Average gross rent in Mahatma Gandhi District is $1,044/month (pop-weighted across 21 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mahatma Gandhi District residents are renters?

90% of Mahatma Gandhi District households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 70,070 residents.

Is Mahatma Gandhi District a high social-vulnerability area?

Mahatma Gandhi District sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Mahatma Gandhi District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mahatma Gandhi District is census tract 48201421302 (score 5.1/10). Across the 21 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.1, a spread of 1.6 points.

How safe is Mahatma Gandhi District for landlords?

Mahatma Gandhi District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 21 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Mahatma Gandhi District?

Mahatma Gandhi District has 68,938 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (68.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mahatma Gandhi District

3.8 Lamar Terrace 11 tracts · pop 27,211 3.5 Briargrove 12 tracts · pop 32,415 4.6 Sharpstown 4 tracts · pop 15,970 3 College Court Place 6 tracts · pop 18,762 5 Chinatown 17 tracts · pop 55,013 3.5 Meyerland 6 tracts · pop 19,993

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Houston

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mahatma Gandhi District.

5 Meadowbrook 8 tracts · pop 28,968 5 Cole Creek Manor 2 tracts · pop 7,962 5 Crestmont 5 tracts · pop 18,520 5 Kashmere Gardens 6 tracts · pop 15,643 5 Fallbrook 2 tracts · pop 10,170 5 Bayou Place 3 tracts · pop 10,442

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