Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally
Commerce City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 08001008705 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,719 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Commerce City
Census tract 08001008705 is in Commerce City, Colorado. It has a population of 5,719 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 69% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 50% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,648/month against a median household income of $63,785 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,645
Renter share42.6%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$63,785
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Commerce City and the region
Centroid at 39.8198, -104.9218 · click any tract to drill in
Why Commerce City scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Commerce City
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,648 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Commerce City
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Commerce City
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Commerce City
4.7
How Commerce City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 248Total filings over 5 yrs
- 9.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak (2006)
- 37Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 08001008705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008705?
Census tract 08001008705 in Commerce City 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08001008705?
Median gross rent is $1,648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008705?
21.8% of residents in tract 08001008705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,719.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 97th, minority 82th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008705?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 248 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008705 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.51% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008705 compare to Commerce City overall?
Tract 08001008705 scores 6.5/10 — higher than the parent city of Commerce City at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Commerce City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Commerce City
Top eight tracts in Commerce City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CO
08001008709
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Buffalo Mesa
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08001008553
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Foxton Village
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08001008706
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Turnberry
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08001008535
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08001988700
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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