Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008603 · Adams County, CO · pop 2,007 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Brighton
Eviction risk in Brighton eviction risk centers on tract 08001008603, which scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,007 residents. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,228 a month against an average household income of $65,476 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units678
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$65,476
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brighton and the region
Centroid at 39.9926, -104.8202 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brighton
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,228 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brighton
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brighton
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brighton
6.0
How Brighton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
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)
- 189Total filings over 5 yrs
- 11.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.3%Peak (2004)
- 41Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 95% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brighton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Adams County average of 6.3 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 189 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 12.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.3% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 08001008603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008603?
Census tract 08001008603 in Brighton scores 3.8/10 (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 08001008603?
Median gross rent is $1,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008603?
20.8% of residents in tract 08001008603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,007.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 95th, minority 75th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.98% of renter households, peaking at 20.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008603 compare to Brighton overall?
Tract 08001008603 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brighton
Top eight tracts in Brighton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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08123001911
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CO
08001008552
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008565
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008606
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008604
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008605
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008564
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Silver Peaks
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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