Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Niwot Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08013013205 · Boulder County, CO · pop 5,068 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Niwot
For landlords sizing up Niwot in Boulder County, census tract 08013013205 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #35,129 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,395 a month against an average household income of $146,618 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,022
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$146,618
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Niwot and the region
Centroid at 40.0939, -105.1418 · click any tract to drill in
Why Niwot scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Niwot
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,395 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Niwot
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Niwot
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Niwot
6.5
How Niwot compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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
- 0.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.9%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 Niwot
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Niwot, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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 0.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.9% 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 08013013205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08013013205?
Census tract 08013013205 in Niwot scores 1.4/10 (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 08013013205?
Median gross rent is $1,395/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08013013205?
6.5% of residents in tract 08013013205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,068.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08013013205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 20th, minority 14th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08013013205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08013013205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.93% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08013013205 compare to Niwot overall?
Tract 08013013205 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Niwot at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Niwot; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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