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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Fairfield Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39017010904 · Butler County, OH · pop 3,893

Fairfield in Butler County anchors census tract 39017010904, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,119 monthly, set against $66,144 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 25% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,565
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$66,144

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 11 tracts In Fairfield
Moderate
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 86 tracts In Butler County
Moderate
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#2,255 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairfield and the region

Centroid at 39.3446, -84.5489 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfield scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fairfield
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,119 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairfield
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairfield
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairfield
5.3

How Fairfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 010904Fairfield: 2.62.6Fairfieldparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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)

  • 663Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 13.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.2%Peak (2011)
  • 30Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390170109042006: 75 filings (21.61/100 renter HHs)2007: 71 filings (20.46/100 renter HHs)2008: 60 filings (17.29/100 renter HHs)2009: 47 filings (13.54/100 renter HHs)2010: 49 filings (13.28/100 renter HHs)2011: 76 filings (20.21/100 renter HHs)2012: 44 filings (11.70/100 renter HHs)2013: 40 filings (10.64/100 renter HHs)2014: 58 filings (15.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 38 filings (10.11/100 renter HHs)2016: 33 filings (8.05/100 renter HHs)2017: 42 filings (10.24/100 renter HHs)2018: 30 filings (7.32/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 60% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairfield

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Butler County average of 5.5 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39017010904

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39017010904?

Census tract 39017010904 in Fairfield scores 2.6/10 (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 39017010904?

Median gross rent is $1,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39017010904?

5.3% of residents in tract 39017010904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39017010904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 69th, minority 29th, housing 66th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39017010904?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 663 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39017010904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.84% of renter households, peaking at 20.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39017010904 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39017010904 compare to Fairfield overall?

Tract 39017010904 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Fairfield at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairfield

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

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