2 census tracts · pop 9,632 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Fairlawn Heights spans 2 census tracts of Akron, OH and houses 9,632 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10. Cost burden runs 37% against 31.7% citywide, putting Fairlawn Heights 4.9% over its own city.
Filings are well documented here: 493 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 8.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2018, is well off that peak.
That places it #35 of 35 neighborhoods in Akron. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Castle and Merriman Heights.
Against average income of $96,241, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairlawn Heights vs AkronHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairlawn Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
493Total filings (sum)
2.85%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak year (2013)
1.31%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairlawn Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairlawn Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairlawn Heights?
Fairlawn Heights scores 3/10 (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 Fairlawn Heights compare to Akron overall?
Fairlawn Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Akron overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $932 vs $955.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairlawn Heights?
Average gross rent in Fairlawn Heights is $932/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairlawn Heights residents are renters?
20% of Fairlawn Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Akron). The neighborhood has 9,632 residents.
Q5
Is Fairlawn Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairlawn Heights sits in the 12th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Fairlawn Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairlawn Heights is census tract 39153532202 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairlawn Heights for landlords?
Fairlawn Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Akron as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairlawn Heights?
Fairlawn Heights has 9,341 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Other / Multiracial (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
