Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
South Fairbanks Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 02090000100 · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · pop 1,308 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
02090000100 is a census tract in the South Fairbanks area of Fairbanks, AK. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,308 residents. Against Fairbanks North Star Borough at 38.7%, 77% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 61%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units823
Renter share79.0%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$23,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairbanks and the region
Centroid at 64.8405, -147.7179 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Fairbanks scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fairbanks
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Alaska legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$688 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairbanks
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairbanks
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairbanks
3.0
How South Fairbanks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Fairbanks. 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.
- 17.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.8%Food insecurity
- 24.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.2%Transit barriers
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 44.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Fairbanks
Average gross rent is $688, 54% below the Fairbanks average. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $23,050 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Fairbanks North Star Borough average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Disability prevalence runs 44.3% against 31.5% nationally.
Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 25.8% against 17.8% nationally.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 02090000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090000100?
Census tract 02090000100 in the South Fairbanks neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 02090000100?
Median gross rent is $688/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 02090000100?
24.8% of residents in tract 02090000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,308.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 02090000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 32th, minority 63th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 02090000100 considered part of South Fairbanks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 02090000100 fall within South Fairbanks (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 02090000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.7% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 02090000100 compare to Fairbanks overall?
Tract 02090000100 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fairbanks at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairbanks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fairbanks
Top eight tracts in Fairbanks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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