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

Anchorage Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 02020000602 · Anchorage Municipality, AK · pop 3,439

02020000602 is a census tract in Anchorage, AK. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,439 residents. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 38% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share73.0%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate30.4%
Median income$36,994

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 61 tracts In Anchorage
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 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 61.2263, -149.8003 · 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
30.4% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 000602Anchorage: 3.73.7Anchorageparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

Food insecurity runs 37.3% against 17.8% nationally. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $36,994, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

73% 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. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Housing insecurity runs 28.7% against 14.2% nationally.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2.2/10. At $1,176 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Anchorage commands.

It sits 1.2 points above the Anchorage Municipality average of 3.9. On the high side, economic stress reads 7.6/10. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 02020000602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02020000602?

Census tract 02020000602 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 02020000602?

Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 02020000602?

30.4% of residents in tract 02020000602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,439.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 02020000602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 93th, minority 85th, housing 88th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 02020000602 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.7% 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. 20.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 02020000602 compare to Anchorage overall?

Tract 02020000602 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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