Census Tract · Ranked #8,832 of 84,120 nationally

Brighton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008604 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,177 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Brighton

Census tract 08001008604 is in Brighton, Colorado. It has a population of 5,177 and an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). 52% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,067/month against a median household income of $91,667 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 16% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,264

Renter share33.1%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate8.4%

Median income$91,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 39.9948, -104.8050 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brighton scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

8.4% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$2,067 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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: 54

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

47%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

63Total filings over 5 yrs
4.89%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak (2006)
8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings dropped 27% over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008604?

Census tract 08001008604 in Brighton scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 08001008604?

Median gross rent is $2,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008604?

8.4% of residents in tract 08001008604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,177.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 52th, minority 68th, housing 51th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.89% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008604 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 08001008604 scores 6.6/10 — right in line with the parent city of Brighton at 6.4/10. 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.