2 census tracts · pop 9,678 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.2–4.8
Hillcrest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Shaw Heights, CO and houses 9,678 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Shaw Heights baseline of 33.6%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
Filings are well documented here: 562 across 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,820, 14% below the Shaw Heights average of $2,125. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 22.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $89,370.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hillcrest vs Shaw HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hillcrest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
562Total filings (sum)
9.87%Avg annual filing rate
22.4%Peak year (2004)
6.53%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Hillcrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillcrest?
Hillcrest scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Hillcrest compare to Shaw Heights overall?
Hillcrest scores 0.1 points higher than Shaw Heights overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,820 vs $2,125.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillcrest?
Average gross rent in Hillcrest is $1,820/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillcrest residents are renters?
24% of Hillcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Shaw Heights). The neighborhood has 9,678 residents.
Q5
Is Hillcrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillcrest sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hillcrest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hillcrest is census tract 08001009407 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.8, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Hillcrest for landlords?
Hillcrest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Shaw Heights as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hillcrest?
Hillcrest has 9,875 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.1%), Hispanic / Latino (45.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
