2 census tracts · pop 6,364 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.1–5.7
Fairmount is a 2-tract neighborhood of Richmond, VA, population 6,364. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Richmond baseline of 31.1%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 42.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
23.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $911, 34% below the Richmond average of $1,372. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.7/10.
This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average household income of $33,121 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
Court records carry 2,792 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 52.6% of renter households. That places it #12 of 54 neighborhoods in Richmond. Judgments average 16.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairmount vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairmount
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,792Total filings (sum)
50.58%Avg annual filing rate
52.6%Peak year (2016)
49.16%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairmount
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.2%Housing insecurity
27.2%Utility shutoff threat
44.5%Food insecurity
48.7%SNAP enrollment
16.7%No health insurance
46.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairmount
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmount?
Fairmount scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Fairmount compare to Richmond overall?
Fairmount scores 1.2 points higher than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $911 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairmount?
Average gross rent in Fairmount is $911/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairmount residents are renters?
75% of Fairmount households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 6,364 residents.
Q5
Is Fairmount a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairmount sits in the 86th 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 Fairmount have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairmount is census tract 51760020400 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.7, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairmount for landlords?
Fairmount carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Richmond as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairmount?
Fairmount has 6,382 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
