2 census tracts · pop 9,751 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Fairlawn takes in 2 census tracts of San Marcos, TX, population 9,751. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 9/10. Cost burden runs about half against 39.8% citywide, putting Fairlawn 10.0% over its own city.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in San Marcos. For a like-for-like read, East Guadalupe and Millview West score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,252, close to the San Marcos average. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $47,517.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairlawn vs San MarcosHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Fairlawn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairlawn?
Fairlawn scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fairlawn compare to San Marcos overall?
Fairlawn scores 1.4 points higher than San Marcos overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,252 vs $1,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairlawn?
Average gross rent in Fairlawn is $1,252/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairlawn residents are renters?
93% of Fairlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 69% in San Marcos). The neighborhood has 9,751 residents.
Q5
Is Fairlawn a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairlawn sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fairlawn have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairlawn is census tract 48209010305 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairlawn for landlords?
Fairlawn carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Marcos as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairlawn?
Fairlawn has 10,606 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
