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Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201421203 · Harris, TX · pop 2,451 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 48201421203 covers Mahatma Gandhi District in Houston in Texas. Home to 2,451 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,067 a month while the average household earns $40,934 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 45% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units925

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate41.0%

Median income$40,934

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7240, -95.4871 · 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

41.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,067 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 77

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

88%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

72Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly (observed)
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.35×Ratio to baseline

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

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 heaviest input here is 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 0.35x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201421203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201421203?

Census tract 48201421203 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 48201421203?

Median gross rent is $1,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201421203?

41.0% of residents in tract 48201421203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,451.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201421203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 18th, minority 95th, housing 72th.

Is tract 48201421203 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201421203 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

Did eviction filings in tract 48201421203 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.35× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

How does tract 48201421203 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201421203 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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