Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Fairbanks
Tract 02090000200 · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · pop 3,234 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
For landlords sizing up Westgate in Fairbanks, census tract 02090000200 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.3/10. That is riskier than about 4% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,396 a month against an average household income of $100,446 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,321
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$100,446
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairbanks and the region
Centroid at 64.8328, -147.7590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fairbanks
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Alaska legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,396 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairbanks
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairbanks
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairbanks
3.0
How Westgate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westgate. 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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 34.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westgate
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairbanks eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Fairbanks North Star County average of 3.5 and below the Alaska statewide average of 3.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 02090000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090000200?
Census tract 02090000200 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 02090000200?
Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 02090000200?
9.5% of residents in tract 02090000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,234.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 02090000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 92th, minority 55th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 02090000200 considered part of Westgate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 02090000200 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 02090000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 02090000200 compare to Fairbanks overall?
Tract 02090000200 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Fairbanks at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairbanks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fairbanks
Top eight tracts in Fairbanks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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