Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Lafayette Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08013012903 · Boulder County, CO · pop 2,544 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette
Tract 08013012903, home to 2,544 residents in Lafayette in Boulder County, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $152,845 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,054
Renter share15.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate0.4%
Median income$152,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 40.0044, -105.1137 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lafayette scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
0.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
5.6
How Lafayette compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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)
- 2Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2002)
- 2Filings in 2002 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lafayette
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Boulder County average of 5.8 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 08013012903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08013012903?
Census tract 08013012903 in Lafayette scores 1.2/10 (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 08013012903?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08013012903?
0.4% of residents in tract 08013012903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,544.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08013012903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 41th, minority 31th, housing 10th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08013012903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08013012903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.13% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08013012903 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 08013012903 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Lafayette at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette
Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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