Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 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 covers the Westgate area of Fairbanks in Alaska. Home to 4,379 residents, it scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #76,189 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,420 monthly, set against $63,678 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
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
79
th percentile
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 4.1
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
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.5/10. 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 in line with the Alaska statewide average of 3.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 67th 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 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 02090000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090000700?
Census tract 02090000700 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 4.1/10, higher than 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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