Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fairbanks
Tract 02090000700 · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · pop 4,379 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 02090000700 sits in the Westgate area of Fairbanks eviction risk, AK, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. Population here is 4,379. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Fairbanks North Star Borough average of 38.7%.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,199
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$63,678
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fairbanks and the region
Centroid at 64.8328, -147.7996 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 5.2
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westgate
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.
It sits 1.4 points above the Fairbanks North Star Borough average of 3.8. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.2/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Statewide the AK average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,420, close to the Fairbanks average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $63,678.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 02090000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090000700?
Census tract 02090000700 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 02090000700?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 02090000700?
11.3% of residents in tract 02090000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 02090000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 90th, minority 64th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 02090000700 considered part of Westgate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 02090000700 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 02090000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 02090000700 compare to Fairbanks overall?
Tract 02090000700 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Fairbanks at 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.
Tract · AK
South Fairbanks
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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South Fairbanks
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · AK
Hamilton Acres
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Totem Park
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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02090980000
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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