2 census tracts · pop 7,236 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.7–6.6
Fairwood West is a 2-tract neighborhood of Renton, WA, population 7,236. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 82 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 4.9% of renter households.
At $2,227 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Renton commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 19 mapped neighborhoods of Renton, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third.
At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $123,272.
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
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairwood West vs RentonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairwood West
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
82Total filings (sum)
2.08%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2008)
1.68%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Fairwood West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairwood West?
Fairwood West scores 6.2/10 (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 Fairwood West compare to Renton overall?
Fairwood West scores 0.4 points lower than Renton overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,227 vs $1,998.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairwood West?
Average gross rent in Fairwood West is $2,227/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairwood West residents are renters?
20% of Fairwood West households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Renton). The neighborhood has 7,236 residents.
Q5
Is Fairwood West a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairwood West sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Fairwood West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairwood West is census tract 53033025804 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.6, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairwood West for landlords?
Fairwood West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Renton as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairwood West?
Fairwood West has 7,234 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
