3 census tracts · pop 10,095 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.5–6.4
Baker takes in 3 census tracts of Denver, CO and houses 10,095 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 29.2% citywide, putting Baker 13.4% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.7/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 159 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 4.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #58 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. For a like-for-like read, Auraria and Riverfront score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Baker vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Baker
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
159Total filings (sum)
2.73%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2014)
1.31%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Baker
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Baker?
Baker scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Baker compare to Denver overall?
Baker scores 0.8 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,793 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Baker?
Average gross rent in Baker is $1,793/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Baker residents are renters?
57% of Baker households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 10,095 residents.
Q5
Is Baker a high social-vulnerability area?
Baker sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Baker have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Baker is census tract 08031002901 (score 6.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 6.4, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Baker for landlords?
Baker carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Denver as a whole (6.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Baker?
Baker has 10,364 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
