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

Brighton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008606 · Adams County, CO · pop 6,319 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Brighton

Census tract 08001008606 is in Brighton, Colorado. It has a population of 6,319 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,625/month against a median household income of $75,856 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 39.9785, -104.8279 · 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

7.2% 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 · 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)

477Total filings over 5 yrs
9.74%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak (2006)
74Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings climbed 64% over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008606?

Census tract 08001008606 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 08001008606?

Median gross rent is $1,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 08001008606 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 08001008606 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.