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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

Fairfax Eviction Risk: Lower , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041004706 · El Paso County, CO · pop 6,034 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 08041004706 covers part of the Fairfax area of Colorado Springs, CO, and scores 3.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,034. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.3/10.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 16% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,226
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$116,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Fairfax
Elevated
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#93 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Low
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#128 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,212 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.9343, -104.7336 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfax scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,903 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5

How Fairfax compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfax risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.2This tracttract 0047064.3Colorado Springsparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 41Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 4.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2017)
  • 31Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairfax. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairfax

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.2 points below the El Paso County average of 4.4.

Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,903, 15% above the Colorado Springs average. The filing record is not thin: 41 evictions over 2 years of observation.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Filings peaked in 2017 at 7.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.9% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10.

Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08041004706

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041004706?

Census tract 08041004706 in the Fairfax neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 08041004706?

Median gross rent is $1,903/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041004706?

5.0% of residents in tract 08041004706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,034.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041004706?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 3th, minority 34th, housing 55th.
Q5

Is tract 08041004706 considered part of Fairfax?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041004706 fall within Fairfax (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041004706?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041004706 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.92% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08041004706 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041004706 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colorado Springs

Top eight tracts in Colorado Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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