1 census tracts · pop 3,195 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Fairwood Firs maps to a single census tract in Fairwood, WA, population 3,195. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 171 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 12.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. 38% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Fairwood. For a like-for-like read, Fairwood Greens and Boulevard Place score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $2,259, close to the Fairwood average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $100,655. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairwood Firs vs FairwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairwood Firs
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
171Total filings (sum)
6.58%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2005)
6.34%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Fairwood Firs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairwood Firs?
Fairwood Firs scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Fairwood Firs compare to Fairwood overall?
Fairwood Firs scores 1.4 points higher than Fairwood overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $2,259 vs $2,394.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairwood Firs?
Average gross rent in Fairwood Firs is $2,259/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairwood Firs residents are renters?
31% of Fairwood Firs households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in Fairwood). The neighborhood has 3,195 residents.
Q5
Is Fairwood Firs a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairwood Firs sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fairwood Firs for landlords?
Fairwood Firs carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fairwood as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairwood Firs?
Fairwood Firs has 3,005 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.6%), Hispanic / Latino (19.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
