Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fairbanks
Tract 02090000200 · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · pop 3,234 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
02090000200 is a census tract in the Westgate area of Fairbanks, AK. It scores 4/10 for landlords. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,321
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$100,446
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairbanks and the region
Centroid at 64.8328, -147.7590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,396 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Westgate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westgate. 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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 34.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westgate
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.2/10. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10. Against average income of $100,446, annual rent is just 17%.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 36% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Fairbanks North Star Borough average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,396, close to the Fairbanks average. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 02090000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090000200?
Census tract 02090000200 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 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 02090000200?
Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 02090000200?
9.5% of residents in tract 02090000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,234.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 02090000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 92th, minority 55th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 02090000200 considered part of Westgate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 02090000200 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 02090000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 02090000200 compare to Fairbanks overall?
Tract 02090000200 scores 4/10, right in line with 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.
Tract · AK
South Fairbanks
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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South Fairbanks
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Westgate
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Hamilton Acres
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Totem Park
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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02090980000
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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