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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

University House Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fayetteville

Tract 05143010601 · Washington County, AR · pop 3,238 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 05143010601 covers part of the University House area of Fayetteville, AR, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,238. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 40% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,382
Renter share75.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate41.2%
Median income$38,391

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In University House
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 25 tracts In Fayetteville
Very High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 54 tracts In Washington County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#98 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fayetteville and the region

Centroid at 36.0702, -94.1954 · click any tract to drill in

Why University House scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fayetteville
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
41.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fayetteville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fayetteville
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fayetteville
2.5

How University House compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University House risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0106013.4Fayettevilleparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University House. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University House

31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The poverty rate is 41%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Washington County average of 36.0%.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Washington County average of 3.7.

At $978 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of Fayetteville commands. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the AR average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $38,391.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 05143010601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05143010601?

Census tract 05143010601 in the University House neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 05143010601?

Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 05143010601?

41.2% of residents in tract 05143010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,238.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 05143010601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 37th, minority 51th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 05143010601 considered part of University House?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 05143010601 fall within University House (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 05143010601 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 05143010601 compare to Fayetteville overall?

Tract 05143010601 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Fayetteville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fayetteville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fayetteville

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

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