1 census tracts · pop 7,000 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Sterling Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Aurora, CO and houses 7,000 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Aurora rate of 35.0%.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Average gross rent is $2,175, 19% above the Aurora average of $1,835.
Court records for this tract carry 369 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 21.0% of renter households.
Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Aurora, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 5.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are The Vistas and Seven Hills.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $89,773. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sterling Hills vs AuroraHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sterling Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
369Total filings (sum)
11.31%Avg annual filing rate
21.0%Peak year (2017)
20.99%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Sterling Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sterling Hills?
Sterling Hills scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Sterling Hills compare to Aurora overall?
Sterling Hills scores 0.2 points higher than Aurora overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,175 vs $1,835.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sterling Hills?
Average gross rent in Sterling eviction risk Hills is $2,175/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sterling Hills residents are renters?
31% of Sterling Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Aurora). The neighborhood has 7,000 residents.
Q5
Is Sterling Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Sterling Hills sits in the 43rd 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
How safe is Sterling Hills for landlords?
Sterling eviction risk Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Aurora as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sterling Hills?
Sterling Hills has 7,625 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.5%), Hispanic / Latino (20.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
