Census Tract · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally

Brighton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008605 · Adams County, CO · pop 3,788

Census tract 08001008605 is in Brighton, Colorado. It has a population of 3,788 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 39% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,685/month against a median household income of $101,250 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 10% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,369

Renter share19.8%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate7.3%

Median income$101,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 39.9796, -104.8053 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brighton scores 6.5

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

7.3% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,685 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 60

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

53%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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)

355Total filings over 5 yrs
15.47%Avg annual filing rate
19.2%Peak (2017)
108Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings climbed 200% over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008605?

Census tract 08001008605 in Brighton scores 6.5/10 (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 08001008605?

Median gross rent is $1,685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008605?

7.3% of residents in tract 08001008605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,788.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 47th, minority 53th, housing 69th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008605?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 355 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.47% of renter households, peaking at 19.2% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008605 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 08001008605 scores 6.5/10 — 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.