Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Thornton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 08001009318 · Adams County, CO · pop 6,973 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Thornton
Census tract 08001009318 sits in Thornton eviction risk in Adams County, Colorado eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,413 monthly, set against $59,382 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,589
Renter share64.1%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$59,382
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thornton and the region
Centroid at 39.8563, -105.0016 · click any tract to drill in
Why Thornton scores 4.1
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
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,413 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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)
- 970Total filings over 5 yrs
- 17.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.6%Peak (2006)
- 121Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 970 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 17.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.6% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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 08001009318
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001009318?
Census tract 08001009318 in Thornton scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 08001009318?
Median gross rent is $1,413/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001009318?
23.3% of residents in tract 08001009318 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001009318?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 74th, minority 76th, housing 97th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001009318?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 970 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001009318 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.05% of renter households, peaking at 23.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001009318 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001009318 scores 4.1/10, 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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/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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08001009322
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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2.3
/ 10 · Low
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2.1
/ 10 · Low
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2.1
/ 10 · Low
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