Neighborhood · Colorado Springs, CO

Fairfax Eviction Risk: Lower

6 census tracts · pop 33,011 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10 · range 3–4.3

Fairfax spans 6 census tracts of Colorado Springs, CO, population 33,011. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,211, 34% above the Colorado Springs average of $1,648.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Colorado Springs rate of 32.0%. The voucher gap is 24.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.3, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.5/10.

Court records carry 124 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.

That places it #17 of 17 neighborhoods in Colorado Springs. Judgments average 1.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Victory Ridge and Bonnievillie.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

6 tracts · population-weighted

Fairfax vs Colorado Springs How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.1% +28%

Colorado Springs: 32.0%

Average gross rent

$2,211 +34%

Colorado Springs: $1,648

Average HH income

$130,420 +57%

Colorado Springs: $83,198

Poverty rate

5.4% -42%

Colorado Springs: 9.3%

Renter share

29.3% -25%

Colorado Springs: 39.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairfax and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3–4.3

Why Fairfax scores 3.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts

4.7

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

29% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

5.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.0 across tracts

1.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.7–8.7 across tracts

7.5

Risk score comparison

Fairfax vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Fairfax?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.3 points from 3 to 4.3. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

4.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Fairfax

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
08041006902	4.3	5,608	40%	$2,028
08041006802	3.6	3,850	43%	$2,168
08041004706	3.2	6,034	46%	$1,903
08041007106	3	7,593	40%	$2,430
08041007103	3	5,034	50%	$2,358
08041006901	3	4,892	27%	$2,345

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 11

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 14%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 26%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 37%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 18%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fairfax

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

124Total filings (sum)
3.38%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2017)
4.65%Latest filed (2017)

Frequently asked

About Fairfax

What is the eviction-risk score for Fairfax?

Fairfax scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 6 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.

How does Fairfax compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Fairfax scores 1.0 points lower than Colorado Springs overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,211 vs $1,648.

What is the average rent in Fairfax?

Average gross rent in Fairfax is $2,211/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Fairfax residents are renters?

29% of Fairfax households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Colorado Springs). The neighborhood has 33,011 residents.

Is Fairfax a high social-vulnerability area?

Fairfax sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Fairfax have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairfax is census tract 08041006902 (score 4.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.

How safe is Fairfax for landlords?

Fairfax carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Colorado Springs as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Fairfax?

Fairfax has 33,564 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Fairfax

3 Victory Ridge 2 tracts · pop 9,932 4.9 Cragmor 5 tracts · pop 17,211 4.7 Kitty Hawk 2 tracts · pop 5,591 5.6 Roswell 2 tracts · pop 7,290 5.5 Knob Hill 2 tracts · pop 10,441 4.2 Bonnievillie 4 tracts · pop 8,321

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Colorado Springs

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Fairfax.

3 Victory Ridge 2 tracts · pop 9,932 4 Bonnievillie 4 tracts · pop 8,321 4.8 Kitty Hawk 2 tracts · pop 5,591 4.9 Old Colorado City 2 tracts · pop 8,292 4.9 Parrish's Addition 1 tracts · pop 2,394 5 Cragmor 5 tracts · pop 17,211

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