Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Steele Creek Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 02090001902 · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · pop 5,029 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Steele Creek

Census tract 02090001902 sits in Steele Creek eviction risk, Alaska eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $961 a month while the average household earns $100,704 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 3% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units1,862

Renter share8.4%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$100,704

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Steele Creek and the region

Centroid at 65.0586, -145.9256 · click any tract to drill in

Why Steele Creek scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Steele Creek

1.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Alaska legislature & governorship

2.2

Economic stress

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$961 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Steele Creek

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Steele Creek

3.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Steele Creek

4.5

How Steele Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

42%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

6.9%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Steele Creek

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Steele Creek eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 02090001902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 02090001902?

Census tract 02090001902 in Steele Creek scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 02090001902?

Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 02090001902?

2.6% of residents in tract 02090001902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,029.

How socially vulnerable is tract 02090001902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 5th, minority 30th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 02090001902 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 02090001902 compare to Steele Creek overall?

Tract 02090001902 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Steele Creek at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Steele Creek eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Steele Creek

Top eight tracts in Steele Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.