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Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 08001008546 · Adams County, CO · pop 3,842

In Thornton, census tract 08001008546 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,116 a month against an average household income of $90,898 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 11% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,441
Renter share16.7%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$90,898

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 28 tracts In Thornton
Elevated
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#74 of 107 tracts In Adams County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#1,027 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Low
National
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9254, -104.9311 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Thornton
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,116 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Thornton
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Thornton
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Thornton
5.9

How Thornton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Thornton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 008546Thornton: 4.54.5Thorntonparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

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)

  • 50Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 8.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.5%Peak (2004)
  • 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080010085462001: 4 filings (4.11/100 renter HHs)2004: 18 filings (18.48/100 renter HHs)2006: 17 filings (14.23/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2017: 7 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Thornton

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Thornton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Adams County average of 6.3 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 50 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.5% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 08001008546

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008546?

Census tract 08001008546 in Thornton scores 2.1/10 (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 08001008546?

Median gross rent is $2,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008546?

4.9% of residents in tract 08001008546 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,842.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008546?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 8th, minority 64th, housing 17th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008546?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 50 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008546 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.48% of renter households, peaking at 18.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08001008546 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008546 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Thornton at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Thornton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Thornton

Top eight tracts in Thornton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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