1 census tracts · pop 5,439 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Fair Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE and houses 5,439 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Lincoln rate of 28.9%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Court records for this tract carry 570 eviction filings.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 5.7% of renter households.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. SNAP participation is 7.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.2% in 2016 against a 5.7% peak. Among the 72 mapped neighborhoods of Lincoln, it ranks #35 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Susan and Kenaston. Against average income of $71,318, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,123, close to the Lincoln average.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fair Hill vs LincolnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fair Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
570Total filings (sum)
4.20%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2006)
4.19%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fair Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fair Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fair Hill?
Fair Hill scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Fair Hill compare to Lincoln overall?
Fair Hill scores 0.2 points higher than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,123 vs $1,086.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fair Hill?
Average gross rent in Fair Hill is $1,123/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fair Hill residents are renters?
40% of Fair Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 5,439 residents.
Q5
Is Fair Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Fair Hill sits in the 27th 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 Fair Hill for landlords?
Fair Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Lincoln as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fair Hill?
Fair Hill has 5,454 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.8%), Hispanic / Latino (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
