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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Fairfax Eviction Risk: Lower , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041006802 · El Paso County, CO · pop 3,850 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

08041006802 is a census tract in the Fairfax area of Colorado Springs, CO. It scores 3.6/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.1/10.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,477
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$102,230

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Fairfax
High
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#118 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
Low
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#1,120 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.9487, -104.7592 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfax scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,168 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5

How Fairfax compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfax risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.6This tracttract 0068024.3Colorado Springsparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 11Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 1.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2016)
  • 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairfax. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairfax

At $2,168 a month, rents run 32% over what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10.

The voucher gap is 21.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Against El Paso County at 49.4%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, supply constraint reads 7.2/10.

Court records carry 11 eviction filings across 2 observed years. It sits 0.8 points below the El Paso County average of 4.4.

The worst year on record was 2016, when 1.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08041006802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041006802?

Census tract 08041006802 in the Fairfax neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 08041006802?

Median gross rent is $2,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041006802?

4.4% of residents in tract 08041006802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,850.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041006802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 43th, minority 30th, housing 3th.
Q5

Is tract 08041006802 considered part of Fairfax?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041006802 fall within Fairfax (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041006802?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041006802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.57% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08041006802 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041006802 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colorado Springs

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

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