1 census tracts · pop 3,101 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 8.9–8.9
Fairfax is a one-tract suburb of Los Angeles, CA, population 3,101. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.9/10, in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
At $2,639 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Los Angeles commands. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate.
3.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #108 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Castle Heights and Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $114,366.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairfax vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairfax
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
20.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairfax
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairfax?
Fairfax scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fairfax compare to Los Angeles overall?
Fairfax scores 0.9 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,639 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairfax?
Average gross rent in Fairfax is $2,639/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairfax residents are renters?
66% of Fairfax households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 3,101 residents.
Q5
Is Fairfax a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairfax sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fairfax for landlords?
Fairfax carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Los Angeles as a whole (9.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairfax?
Fairfax has 3,071 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
