2 census tracts · pop 10,443 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.6/10
· range 8.3–8.8
The Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Boulder, CO, population 10,443. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.6/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 48%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Boulder rate of 44.1%. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,628, 19% below the Boulder average of $2,018. Filings are well documented here: 13 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households. That places it #6 of 13 neighborhoods in Boulder.
Judgments average 0.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.6
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Hill vs BoulderHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
13Total filings (sum)
0.74%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2002)
0.74%Latest filed (2002)
Frequently asked
About The Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Hill?
The Hill scores 8.6/10 (High tier) across 2 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 The Hill compare to Boulder overall?
The Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Boulder overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $1,628 vs $2,018.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Hill?
Average gross rent in The Hill is $1,628/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Hill residents are renters?
81% of The Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Boulder). The neighborhood has 10,443 residents.
Q5
Is The Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
The Hill sits in the 47th 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
Which tracts in The Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Hill is census tract 08013012300 (score 8.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.3 to 8.8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is The Hill for landlords?
The Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Boulder as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Hill?
The Hill has 10,473 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
