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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,494 of 84,120 nationally

Aurora Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08005083500 · Arapahoe County, CO · pop 5,715 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 08005083500 sits in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood of Aurora, Colorado. It has a population of 5,715 and an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). 65% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,675/month against a median household income of $73,750 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 11% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,982
Renter share32.7%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$73,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 3 tracts In Aurora Highlands
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank — 92th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 90 tracts In Aurora
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank — 96th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 161 tracts In Arapahoe County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank — 92th percentileBottomTop
#124 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Aurora and the region

Centroid at 39.6733, -104.7816 · click any tract to drill in

Why Aurora Highlands scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Aurora
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,675 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Aurora
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Aurora
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Aurora
5.0

How Aurora Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Aurora Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 083500Aurora: 5.95.9Auroraparent cityCounty: 6.36.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.85.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

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)

  • 1,256Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 25.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 30.9%Peak (2011)
  • 130Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080050835002010: 245 filings (29.84/100 renter HHs)2011: 326 filings (30.93/100 renter HHs)2012: 273 filings (25.90/100 renter HHs)2016: 282 filings (27.41/100 renter HHs)2017: 130 filings (12.63/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Aurora Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 08005083500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08005083500?

Census tract 08005083500 in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 08005083500?

Median gross rent is $1,675/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08005083500?

20.5% of residents in tract 08005083500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,715.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08005083500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 81th, minority 74th, housing 38th.

Q5

Is tract 08005083500 considered part of Aurora Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08005083500 fall within Aurora Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08005083500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,256 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08005083500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.34% of renter households, peaking at 30.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 08005083500 compare to Aurora overall?

Tract 08005083500 scores 6.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Aurora at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Aurora eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Aurora

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

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