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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Anchorage Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 02020000601 · Anchorage Municipality, AK · pop 4,705

02020000601 is a census tract in Anchorage, AK. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 38% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,437
Renter share73.7%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate57.5%
Median income$42,039

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 61 tracts In Anchorage
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 61 tracts In Anchorage Municipality
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 177 tracts In Alaska
Very High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Anchorage and the region

Centroid at 61.2246, -149.8444 · click any tract to drill in

Why Anchorage scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Anchorage
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Alaska legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
57.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,152 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Anchorage
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Anchorage
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Anchorage
3.5

How Anchorage compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Anchorage risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 000601Anchorage: 3.73.7Anchorageparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Anchorage

The poverty rate is 57%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 74% 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, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $42,039 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Housing insecurity runs 30.4% against 14.2% nationally.

21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,152 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Anchorage commands.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2.2/10. Against the Anchorage Municipality average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.

Adults with no health insurance runs 19.5% against 11.3% nationally. 48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Anchorage Municipality average of 44.0%. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the AK average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 02020000601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02020000601?

Census tract 02020000601 in Anchorage scores 5.1/10 (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 02020000601?

Median gross rent is $1,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 02020000601?

57.5% of residents in tract 02020000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,705.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 02020000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 94th, minority 83th, housing 99th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 02020000601 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 24.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 02020000601 compare to Anchorage overall?

Tract 02020000601 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Anchorage at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Anchorage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Anchorage

Top eight tracts in Anchorage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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