Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008555 · Adams County, CO · pop 6,772 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Thornton
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 08001008555 (Thornton, Colorado) comes in at 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,940 a month while the average household earns $62,023 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,797
Renter share76.2%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$62,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thornton and the region
Centroid at 39.9173, -104.9663 · click any tract to drill in
Why Thornton scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,940 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Thornton
The score leans hardest on 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 above 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 08001008555
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008555?
Census tract 08001008555 in Thornton scores 3.5/10 (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 08001008555?
Median gross rent is $1,940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008555?
15.9% of residents in tract 08001008555 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,772.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008555?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 61th, minority 66th, housing 75th.
Q5
How does tract 08001008555 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001008555 scores 3.5/10, 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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08001009318
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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North Hills
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001009322
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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Lambertson Lakes
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Original Thornton
2.3
/ 10 · Low
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08001008546
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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Fox Run
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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