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Lazear, CO Eviction Risk Score Delta County · Colorado · Pop. 196

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● Elevated Risk

Lazear, CO sits at 5.7/10 — Elevated risk. , 8.6% renters, ~95-day typical timeline.

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Score vs. benchmarks
Lazear
5.7
Delta County
5.1
Colorado avg
5.0
National avg
4.4
39.7%Tenant-law probabilityi
$4,432–11,440Typical eviction costi
95 daysTypical timelinei
3.22%Filing ratei
$1,039HUD 2BR FMR '25i
8.6%Rentersi

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Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
3.8
Regional political climatei
3.8
State political climate
4.7
Economic stressi
5.4
Supply constrainti
6.6
Rent-control risk
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
4.3
Tenant organizing strengthi
9.1
Housing court bias
9.2
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)i
5.2
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About eviction risk in Lazear, CO

Lazear, CO has an eviction risk score of 5.7 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Delta County and the state of Colorado. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Economic stress: poverty rate 62.2%, unemployment 0.0%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Delta County voted Republican by 37.1 points — classified as strongly landlord-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.7/10, Lazear is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Hotchkiss, CO 3.9 mi 1,224 5.1
Orchard City, CO 10.4 mi 3,221 4.1
Crawford, CO 10.5 mi 448 5.1
Cedaredge, CO 11.2 mi 2,398 5.8
Paonia, CO 11.9 mi 1,661 4.7
Olathe, CO 16.1 mi 1,793 5.7
Delta, CO 16.6 mi 9,421 5.5
Somerset, CO 19.9 mi 79 4.3

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