Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008606 · Adams County, CO · pop 6,319 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Brighton
For landlords sizing up Brighton, census tract 08001008606 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #10,607 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,625 a month while the average household earns $75,856 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,360
Renter share50.1%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$75,856
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brighton and the region
Centroid at 39.9785, -104.8279 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton scores 2.7
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,625 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 477Total filings over 5 yrs
- 9.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2006)
- 74Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 64% 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 score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 477 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 9.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.3% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 08001008606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008606?
Census tract 08001008606 in Brighton scores 2.7/10 (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 08001008606?
Median gross rent is $1,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008606?
7.2% of residents in tract 08001008606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,319.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 38th, minority 68th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008606?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 477 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.74% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008606 compare to Brighton overall?
Tract 08001008606 scores 2.7/10, 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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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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08001008603
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008552
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008565
2.8
/ 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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