2 census tracts · pop 4,648 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.6–3.8
Fairfax Triangle takes in 2 census tracts of Cleveland Heights, OH and houses 4,648 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Cleveland Heights rate of 30.2%. Filings are well documented here: 630 across 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 7.6% of renter households. At $1,077 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Cleveland Heights commands. The most recent observed rate, 3.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #12 of 18 neighborhoods in Cleveland Heights. Against average income of $73,219, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairfax Triangle vs Cleveland HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairfax Triangle
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
630Total filings (sum)
4.86%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2012)
3.05%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairfax Triangle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
20.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairfax Triangle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairfax Triangle?
Fairfax Triangle scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Triangle compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
Fairfax Triangle scores 0.9 points lower than Cleveland Heights overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,077 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairfax Triangle?
Average gross rent in Fairfax Triangle is $1,077/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairfax Triangle residents are renters?
60% of Fairfax Triangle households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Cleveland Heights). The neighborhood has 4,648 residents.
Q5
Is Fairfax Triangle a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairfax Triangle sits in the 26th 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
Which tracts in Fairfax Triangle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairfax Triangle is census tract 39035141500 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 3.8, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairfax Triangle for landlords?
Fairfax Triangle carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cleveland Heights as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairfax Triangle?
Fairfax Triangle has 4,862 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
